HAccording to media reports, ertha BSC has parted ways with coach Sandro Schwarz. According to reports from Sky, “Bild”, “Kicker” and Sport1, the Berlin crisis club drew the consequences after the 2: 5 on Friday evening at FC Schalke 04, which was bottom of the table to date. Due to the defeat, Hertha slipped to 18th place on the 28th matchday .
According to reports, the new coach and rescuer in dire need should once again be Pal Dardai. It was said that the last details had to be clarified with the former coach. The 47-year-old Hungarian had to vacate his position as head coach at his heart club in November 2021. He would now take over the team for the third time.
The record player from Berlin had already trained Hertha from 2015 to 2019 and had become a savior in the second half of 2021 when he managed to remain in the class with Hertha. In November 2021, the then sports director Fredi Bobic replaced Dardai with Tayfun Korkut. Hertha is currently in last place with 22 points, two points ahead of Schalke and VfB Stuttgart.
Turbulent times at Hertha
As early as Friday evening, those responsible had avoided a commitment to black, which had been discontinued last summer – at that time by Fredi Bobic. Bobic had already had to vacate his post in Berlin at the end of January. Now it’s probably black’s turn. He himself seemed to have expected it.
When it started, Schwarz exuded a great deal of optimism and had become a symbol of a new spirit of optimism in Berlin. The defeat at Schalke was the eleventh away game in a row without a sense of achievement and the sixth Bundesliga game in a row without a win. Most recently, Hertha BSC scored three points under Schwarz in a 2-0 win over FC Augsburg at the end of February.
For years Hertha has been in turbulent times with constant relegation battles and the economic turmoil surrounding former investor Lars Windhorst. The critical Hertha fans in particular will follow closely to what extent the new financier 777 Partners will intervene in the sporting decisions.
At Schalke, the joy of the 5-2 win against Hertha is now clouded. In Ralf Fährmann, Tim Skarke and Cedric Brunner, three professionals suffered injuries in the game and will be missing for the time being for the penultimate team. Goalkeeper ferryman complains about problems with the adductors. Goalscorer Skarke suffered a deep laceration to his ankle. Brunner had to leave the pitch after falling on his shoulder. According to the club’s announcement, the trio will not be available for next Sunday’s away game at SC Freiburg. In addition, “a downtime of several weeks can be expected in each case”.
“It’s an awful shame that we’ll be missing them in the final stretch of the season for the time being,” complained Peter Knäbel. Nevertheless, the sports director was confident: “We have already overcome some resistance this season and had to accept setbacks. And we proved again on Friday against Hertha that we can do it together. That gives us courage and gives us a lot of strength for the last six matchdays.” FC Schalke improved to 17th place by beating the new bottom team from Berlin.
