Hertha Berlin are done. The only question is how much worse it gets | Andy Brassell


Amid financial worries and unrest behind the scenes, another capitulation on the pitch has left Hertha on the brink

“Maybe it was my mistake,” pondered Pal Dardai, the Hertha coach, “that we were too busy working on the offensive side [of the game] during the week. Because defensively, there was nothing at all.”

Dardai, a club legend, is too hard on himself. Nobody blames him, parachuted in during the last knockings of this shambolic season as a hopeful punt, as was evidenced by the standing ovation he received from members when taking the stage at Sunday morning’s club AGM.

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