Hertha Berlin go missing in Bayern ordeal to complete week of ‘disgrace’ | Andy Brassell


Furious fans interrupted training after the cup defeat to Union Berlin in midweek and the pressure intensified on Sunday

“We have to make sure,” said Hertha Berlin head coach, Tayfun Korkut, “that we put this week behind us and focus on the coming games.”

A mere 109 seconds into Sunday’s game against Bayern Munich Corentin Tolisso had the ball in the Hertha net and was called for a marginal offside, and even before the midfielder eventually headed the opener it never felt like the home side were doing anything other than trying to contain the deluge in a paper cup, as Neil Finn might have said – but the coach meant more than just that.

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