For a few more points, Niklas Stark would also sacrifice a few minutes. With the exception of the last nine minutes at the start of this season, the current captain of Hertha BSC played all games of the Berlin Bundesliga club from the start to the final whistle. Since the loss of the actual captain Dedryck Boyata, the defensive midfielder has been the captain of the central defense. And does his job well – in the opinion of coach Pal Dardai he could do it even better.
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“In terms of commitment, he’s still like a young guy who wants to show it and do it,” said the 44-year-old coach from Berlin: “If he defends a little more calmly and doesn’t immediately seek a duel, he’ll get better.” that he was satisfied with Stark, said Dardai.
The defensive specialist picked up the ball. “I know what he means,” said Stark, laughing a little. “Sometimes I want to win the ball too much so that we can play forward quickly,” said Stark. He has to be more patient. Not easy in the current situation at Hertha BSC.
You can find out in our live ticker whether the Berliners manage to get back on the road to success against the strong Saxons from Leipzig.
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Defensively, the behavior in standard situations improved at least a little, offensively, with the balls at rest, there is still far too little. Even the 1.90-meter man Stark was unable to convert his headball strength and size into at least one goal this season.
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“Each of us has to chalk up the fact that we scored a few goals according to standards – I too,” admitted Stark on Wednesday at a digital media round. “We have to work very clearly on ourselves, defensive and offensively more powerful.”
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