A good feeling going into the double gameweek

With two wins in a row so far, Hertha BSC go into a new double gameweek expecting two more Bundesliga matches.

Despite the uncertainty of the fitness levels of the Hertha players during the nine-week break caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the restart has proven the concerns were unjustified. With two wins in the bag, six points in the league and an aggregate score of 7-0 to Hertha, one can finally say with a clear conscience that the Berlin side have started strongly since the restart. However, Bruno Labbadia’s men are not resting on their laurels. Captain Vedad Ibisevic, Per Skjellbred and Co. want more – and they have the chance to get more this Wednesday (27.05.20, 18:30 CEST) when they travel to face RB Leipzig. “Underneath the surface of these two victories is a lot of hard work. Of course, this also increases our belief in our own abilities. The feeling is good – and we want to take this motivation into the game in Leipzig,” stressed coach Labbadia.

In order to prepare for the upcoming challenge, the Blue and Whites started on Monday afternoon (25.02.20) with a two-hour session. After an intense warmup under the watchful eye of athletics coaches Henrik Kuchno and Günter Kern, various drills took center-stage. Niklas Stark, Karim Rekik, Marius Wolf and Santiago Ascacibar were absent from the drills, having trained individually earlier in the day. “We have to assume that with them they won’t be available for the match, although they have made good progress already,” explained the coach, who was at the podium with Michael Preetz at the noon press conference. Whether goalkeeper Thomas Kraft can also make the trip is also uncertain. Despite the personnel absences, there is great anticipation in the Hertha camp ahead of the meeting with Julian Nagelsmann’s third-placed Bulls. “We’re looking forward to an interesting game against one of the strongest teams in the league,” emphasized Labbadia, who hopes to do everything he can to continue his winning streak since the restart.