"You can’t win if you don’t score"

After the final whistle, Niklas Stark and Krzysztof Piątek spoke to the press about the defeat to Hoffenheim.

Hertha fell to a defeat in the rain on Tuesday evening (19.01.21). The visitors from Hoffenheim were more clinical, taking their chances and prevailing 3-0 despite Hertha starting the second half strongly. “We had hoped for a win to ease the pressure, but we just couldn’t find that decisive last pass going forward,” said a drenched and disappointed Niklas Stark. “We have to work on things together to pose more of a goal threat and to take more points from games.” herthabsc.de sums up the reaction from the Olympiastadion.

Niklas Stark: We had hoped for a win to ease the pressure. You saw how important the match was from the reaction of the Hoffenheim players at the final whistle. It hurts even more for us because we played well in large parts. Overall we just couldn’t find that decisive last pass going forward. We all have to work on things together to pose more of a goal threat, and that includes the midfield and the defence. One half of the season is behind us and we urgently need to start taking more points from games.

Krzysztof Piątek: It’s a very bitter feeling for us because we need the points. I hope that we’ll be able to pick some up over the next few games. We had chances to score, not to mention the penalty, but that’s football. If you don’t score goals, you don’t win games. The first half of the season has not been good, and I hope that we can find solutions to the problems we’ve had so that we can play better in the second half.

Hertha fell to a defeat in the rain on Tuesday evening (19.01.21). The visitors from Hoffenheim were more clinical, taking their chances and prevailing 3-0 despite Hertha starting the second half strongly. “We had hoped for a win to ease the pressure, but we just couldn’t find that decisive last pass going forward,” said a drenched and disappointed Niklas Stark. “We have to work on things together to pose more of a goal threat and to take more points from games.” herthabsc.de sums up the reaction from the Olympiastadion.

Niklas Stark: We had hoped for a win to ease the pressure. You saw how important the match was from the reaction of the Hoffenheim players at the final whistle. It hurts even more for us because we played well in large parts. Overall we just couldn’t find that decisive last pass going forward. We all have to work on things together to pose more of a goal threat, and that includes the midfield and the defence. One half of the season is behind us and we urgently need to start taking more points from games.

Krzysztof Piątek: It’s a very bitter feeling for us because we need the points. I hope that we’ll be able to pick some up over the next few games. We had chances to score, not to mention the penalty, but that’s football. If you don’t score goals, you don’t win games. The first half of the season has not been good, and I hope that we can find solutions to the problems we’ve had so that we can play better in the second half.