Will this plan work?
Hertha is fighting a horror series today in Frankfurt (3:30 p.m., Sky). The Berliners have not won against Eintracht for five games and have lost the last three duels.
Sports director Fredi Bobic (49), who will be in Frankfurt until the summer, knows what Hertha can expect: “Frankfurt can play very physically. It will be a difficult task. “
To solve this, coach Pal Dardai (45) relies on three factors that he worked on with his team during the international break.
► The right depth is crucial: no other Bundesliga team is as far back as Hertha. Dardai: “It was never the desire to be on one’s own sixteenth. We have invested a lot in the ten days to defend higher. “
► The Dardai-Elf also needs height – well, of course – in the air: Hertha has already conceded eight (!) Standard goals. That is why the coach relies on communication: “We took a lot of time to defend standards together, including in the analysis. The whole team discussed very honestly. ”Now the professionals have to coordinate properly on the pitch.
► And in front? There the hope lies at the speed of the wing racer Myziane Maolida (22). The Frenchman is supposed to help as a joker after his injury and received special praise from Dardai: “We need his speed, his goal danger. He worked very professionally in rehab. I am very satisfied with him. “
Myziane Maolida fought her way back to the training ground and is planned as a wild card in FrankfurtPhoto: City-Press GmbH
In Frankfurt, the players have to prove that they understood Dardai during the international break.