“Togetherness and communication!”

Friday night football under lights, an exciting prospect for any fan of the game. Hertha kick off Bundesliga matchday 32 at 20:30 CEST against 1. FC Köln and would like to pick up another three points in the fight for survival after a win at home against Stuttgart last Saturday. “We can’t be satisfied after a win and have to keep going. We need a run, to take the next and can’t afford to give up an inch,” said Pál Dárdai at his press conference. Benjamin Weber joined Hertha’s head coach and described the positive lessons from the last game. “I’m pleased by the togetherness and the communication that the team showed again against Stuttgart. The way that they got the result over the line together and really fought for the win helps. It gives you self-confidence and gives us all optimism for the run-in. Now we have to up the ante!” herthabsc.com has summarised the most important comments from Dárdai and Weber on...

Dárdai: We can’t be satisfied after a win and have to keep going. We need a run unlike anything we’ve done before this year. We still have room to improve in transition, how we play after winning the ball. It is important that we take the next step there. We can’t afford to give up an inch. What’s nice is that fact that here at Hertha we have a lot of heart. You could feel that in the stadium against Stuttgart, I feel it in the city every day.

Weber: There’s been a lot of noise around the club in recent days, no question about that. The most important remedy to that is to stay calm and to focus on the things that we can influence: The game on Friday evening in Cologne! Our full concentration is on that. I’m pleased by the togetherness and the communication that the team showed again against Stuttgart. The way that they got the result over the line together and really fought for the win helps. It gives you self-confidence and gives us all optimism for the run-in. Now we have to up the ante!

Dárdai: I am very pleased because almost all the players have been able to train and are available. My express praise goes to the staff for that! In terms of the line-up: We always do analysis of our opponents and then pick the team accordingly, but I think that the same team will start that won against Stuttgart.

Dárdai: I don't think that we can still take any lessons from the previous game against Köln, what is ahead of us there is it’s own game – against a good opponent and good fans. But, with the right compactness and and if we surprise them, then we can and want to have a good day there and to win. I have said it before: Four game, four wins!