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Turning the corner?

2/9/2015

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This has been quite a week for Hertha.  It has seen the loss to Leverkusen, the departure of Jos Luhukay, the return of Pál Dárdai and the first win in 2015.
Although things latterly were not going his way let us not forget the achievements of Jos Luhukay at Hertha.  He came to the club following, arguably, one of its darkest hours – the drop in 2012.

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Jos Luhukay being interviewed at a training session
 In that season he turned the club around in a truly remarkable fashion and won the 2. Bundesliga title and not just scraping through but with a record number of points!
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The team giving thanks after winning the 12/13 2. Bundesliga title
To my dying day I will not forget the feeling in the Olympiastadion during the 6:1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in the first match of the following season. Those were happy days and Jos deserves much credit for that. 

However, all good things come to an end and Hertha have struggled over the last twelve months culminating in the drop into the relegation zone following the loss to Leverkusen.  As I have said before I have no idea as to what was wrong and see no point in speculating on the matter but clearly the powers that be decided it was time for a change.  Hertha cannot afford to drop again and the decision was to go for a man with blue blood in his veins in the form of Pál Dárdai.

Pál enters the role of Interim Manager with a strong history in the club including 7 months as the Youth Coach, 16 months as the U17 coach and, as a player, nearly three hundred appearances in blue and white.  Time will tell how he will do as a Bundesliga coach but winning his first match 2:0 against Mainz is a pretty good start.  He is Hertha through and through so if he were to fail it will not be for lack of effort and commitment.  I for one am looking forward to seeing how this next chapter in Hertha’s history unfolds.
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