The hopes of a small winning streak in the Bundesliga are not fulfilled for Hertha BSC in Bremen’s Weser Stadium. A World Cup candidate makes the difference for Werder. Berlin’s coach is angry about the bankruptcy, but even more so for the Bremen fans.
Sandro Schwarz had trouble keeping his composure. Not only the 1-0 defeat at Werder Bremen and the vain hope of a small series in the Bundesliga hurt the coach of Hertha BSC, but also brought four beer mugs thrown from the audience in the direction of the coach of Hertha BSC after the final whistle Coach in a rage. “Asocial and cowardly,” Schwarz called the action by “individuals” late on Friday evening. Werder coach Ole Werner also described the situation after the final whistle as “absurdity” right in front of the Berlin coaching bench. “Something like that has no place in the stadium. I can only apologize for that,” said Werner.
However, Schwarz was not satisfied with the performance of his professionals either. “Our big shortcoming is the offensive game,” complained the Hertha coach. Niclas Füllkrug, the striker who is being considered a candidate for Hansi Flick’s World Cup squad, scored the knockout five minutes before the end. of the capital club. “Unfortunate,” Schwarz described the fifth defeat of the season. “It pisses me off,” said Marvin Plattenhardt. The left-back criticized the many ball losses on the offensive. “It was actually a 0-0 game, but in the end we came away empty-handed.” The continuation of the positive trend that started after the close 2-1 win against Schalke 04 last Sunday is already over.
“Nevertheless, we mustn’t quarrel for too long now, we have to get our heads up – because next week it will continue,” said Marco Richter. Then, however, Bayern Munich come to the Olympic Stadium. With Bremen, who were previously weak at home, Hertha missed an opportunity to free themselves from the relegation region. Unlike in the past, there is still no sign of a mood of crisis in the capital. “The mood is better in the whole club,” said former Hertha defender and current Bremen player Niklas Stark. “When you lose, it’s not the same as Halligalli. It’s calmed down a bit.” However, the defensive player enjoyed the Werder victory with relish. “It was quite a special game,” admitted Stark.
There was additional trouble when the Berlin fans were admitted. Numerous supporters were denied access to the stands because of overcrowding. On Friday evening, some fans published photos on social media of Berlin fans standing in the stairways to the blocks and reported chaotic conditions at the entrance control. “The problem was caused by Hertha fans themselves,” said Bremen’s security chief Lars Mühlbradt of the “Bild” newspaper and explained: “Banners were placed so high that no fans wanted to stand behind them. This made the space in the block so narrow that that no more fans could be let in for fear of overcrowding.” The result: the police cordoned off the block. Many Berlin fans saw the 1-0 defeat on a screen in the catacombs.
