As this season draws to a close my mind wanders forward to next season and what it may bring. In previous posts I have speculated about our offensive capabilities in the post-Ramos world. It is also however worth gazing into the crystal ball with half an eye on our defence as well. Although a defence doesn’t win you anything it can stop you loosing and provides opportunities to win. Chelsea have shown some pretty extreme examples of that!
Hertha have conceded 44 goals so far this season, 20 of which were in the Olympiastadion. To be fair you have to go up to 6th place and Borussia Monchengladbach to find a team that has conceded fewer however, combined with our inability to score goals in the Rückrunde those conceded goals have been costly in terms of points. In my opinion, for what it’s worth, we have conceded too many goals through a poorly organised back line especially during set pieces. The absence of Lusti cannot have helped as having a leader to marshal that back line is key. On the plus side, surely this can be overcome on the training ground?
Hertha have conceded 44 goals so far this season, 20 of which were in the Olympiastadion. To be fair you have to go up to 6th place and Borussia Monchengladbach to find a team that has conceded fewer however, combined with our inability to score goals in the Rückrunde those conceded goals have been costly in terms of points. In my opinion, for what it’s worth, we have conceded too many goals through a poorly organised back line especially during set pieces. The absence of Lusti cannot have helped as having a leader to marshal that back line is key. On the plus side, surely this can be overcome on the training ground?
On a slightly sad note the "Old Lady" bids farewell to the veteran player Levan Kobiashvili. Kobi has played 436 professional games in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. Over 104 of these games have been for Hertha since he joined from Schalke in the January transfer window in 2010. The Bild report that he will be in the starting eleven against Dortmund on Saturday so hopefully he'll not end his career on the bench, at least not without a standing ovation. Kobi lost it at the end of the annus horribilis (2011/12) and received a lengthy suspension. But it is better to remember him for his work for the club rather than one moment of madness when passions were high. I want to forget that whole season really.
All is not doom and gloom, as always I remain optimistic for the future and I still trust Jos Luhukay to keep us on the straight and narrow. Perhaps Jos and Michael Preetz will bring in some fresh blood into the squad in the summer. Also, I hope some of the existing young blood like John Anthony Brooks will develop and possibly he will bring back some new tricks from the World Cup in the summer.
The Hertha season tickets for the 2014/15 season went on sale for holders and members on Monday the 5th of May and go on general release on the 10th the last day of this season). Whatever the future may bring I will be collecting my new tickets on the 9th which, as it turns out, is the first day I can get in to buy them. You can expect a tweet about that when the time comes!
The Hertha season tickets for the 2014/15 season went on sale for holders and members on Monday the 5th of May and go on general release on the 10th the last day of this season). Whatever the future may bring I will be collecting my new tickets on the 9th which, as it turns out, is the first day I can get in to buy them. You can expect a tweet about that when the time comes!
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