Dardai about Matheus Cunha: How to get in the walk

So far, Pal Dardai was considered a start specialist. In the four and a half years he was responsible for athletic skill between February 2015 and summer 2019, Hertha BSC always won the first Bundesliga game under Hungary. At the FC Augsburg (2015/1: 0), against the SC Freiburg (2016/2: 1), the VfB Stuttgart (2017/2: 0) and the 1st FC Nuremberg (2018/1: 0), the Berliner in Dardai's first term continuously launched. The 1: 3 at the 1st FC Cologne on Sunday evening was the first start defeat of the capital club since 2011 (0: 1 against Nuremberg).

She has - hopes in Berlin - after a sunny preparation the cleansing effect of a thunderstorm. The lightning strike is here, Dardai said the day after the game. Now we know where we stand. Such a cold shower does not hurt. Certainly not when you draw the right lessons. The fact that Hertha lost control, access and line after 30 promising minutes had reasons.

Mentality: Hertha wants to play things playfully playfully. Darda's insight: At the moment, the team is not able to go from football mode into the fight mode. There are phases where the opponent is better. It's not about the ten minutes in which you are good - But the next ten minutes: You have to continue playing well or defend you. It lacks decisive sequences of aggressiveness and dropness. Tales Clever interrupt the game, sometimes a tactical foul - everything belongs to the opponent did it. We do not do it, the coach accounted for. We are sometimes too nice, too nice. This aggressiveness, these greed, this absolute win want has missed.

We have been working on it for months, even last season.

Pal Dardai

Defending: Hertha became more passive and hesitant despite its own lead after half an hour. Because the forefront of her tasks against the ball neglected, the statics of the Berlin game slipped. If the phase comes in which the opponent determines a bit more, we are not aggressive enough. Instead of defending forward, we'll take a step backwards, says Dardai. We have been working on it for months, even last season. The first goal, also the second goal - all the same thing. No below, but we do not make the step forward, but back. That's probably human, that's Probably a psychological thing, because the last year is still deep in it. Already at the test match victory against Liverpool (4: 3) and the cup success in Meppen (1: 0), these patterns showed up.

Matheus Cunha: The Brazilians maiden in the storm center, after the return of Olympia only since Wednesday again at Hertha in training, delivered the Assist to the Gate of New Armedion Stevan Jovetic \ - and then as often plenty of cost samples lacking readiness and tactical clarity . Dardai was clearly clear on Monday: As long as Matheus Cunha has delivered the six of the opponent, the opponent had to play outwards. That has worked outstanding. As long as we had tactical discipline. At the moment, in which Matheus Cunha has not delivered the sixth but left his own ways, Lucas Tousart has slipped forward, though he should not do that. As a result, the change did not take place. Peter Pekarik came too late, flank, flank, goal. This was the whole tactical discipline and the plan on the The End.

Dardai: If one does not want to change that, I do not understand the whole world

Dardais Rüffel to the address of the Olympic champion: In Germany you can not afford that not to work against the ball or make individual stuff. Then everything slides away. There are scenes that were not alright at all - that as a striker Only the front stays and walked back. If one does not want to change that, I do not understand the whole world. How is such a footballer in 90 minutes in the walk mode? I do not know that. The lack of tactical discipline of the Brazilian was already a constant conflict stove under Dardai predecessor Bruno Labbadia. Every week I look at the training and see how good Matheus Cunha is, says Dardai. He's a good boy, but if such things come during the game, I ask myself: how can that be? Of course I will talk to him also talks. But it is not Matheus Cunha's fault, the whole team has the game after a game Half an hour given out of hand.

Kevin has shown himself: Dardai about Boateng. Imago Images / Sven Simon

Courage: Too few showed in the critical phase in the game structure. The first half hour Dardai found really good, also strategically and from the ball circulation. Then we were not so brave with the short pass game. More and more caution, less and less investment opportunities - that was one of the reasons why Hertha has never found in the game again in the second half. Kevin has shown himself, but Santi and Lucas did not want to show himself. And that's not possible, Dardai said about his midfield trio Boateng, Ascacibar and Tousart. When we carry out the ball from behind, everyone has to show. If a hiding one, you have the same undernoon and problems. We did not solve that well, we'll talk about it.

Self-satisfaction: A strong finish at the end of the preseason (just a defeat in the last nine games), in the preparation unbeaten, the last minute pokal success in Meppen, the leadership in Cologne including playful dominance: there were some felt Apparently too safe. With us, the players were perhaps a tick to be very satisfied in the first half, Moving Dardai. That's not good. If you are starting to be satisfied in football, that's always the worst advice. You always have to be greedy, be better, go forward. The first half hour was very good, then we were only swam.

We have to check that.

Dardai about a possible fitness problem

Fresh: Several professionals The starting element did not look as sparkling as hoped. Dardai self-critical: I have to ask me and the coaching staff the question of how it may be that at the day eight, nine players were physically not good. The liveliness was missing. We have to check if we are trained too little or too much to have. Immediately after the final whistle Dardai athletic coach Henrik Kuchno announced that we have to put together. Dardai: Whether the mental pressure was paralyzed, or the fitness - we have to check that. Fact is also: older than the starting element of the Cologne game (27.36 years on average) Hertha was only three times in the entire preseason in 34 play. A drawback: Tempo was missing on the wings.

Selke failure: The Bremen returnee was in the preparation of Hertha's top scorer. In Cologne he lacked the gallery in the front of a concussion - and with him the gallery in the start and the festival of balls. Davie lacks his way he plays and stress the opponent, Dardai said. He pulls the team, has tactical discipline while the startup behavior, does not stop. Davie never walks, Davie fights, Davie gives everything for the team. That's good in the preparation. Of course he's missing, but I am the last one who says it was because we have to find solutions with what we have. Whether selke is back on Saturday against the VfL Wolfsburg again is still open. Whether with or without him - Hertha has to tighten. Starting points for the training week beginning on Tuesday, Dardai and his assistants have increased.

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