13th matchday
Freiburg (dpa) – Fully served, Bruno Labbadia trudged across the lawn in his light brown coat. After the next bleak performance of “Big City Club” Hertha BSC at the end of a disappointing year 2020, the piece of clothing that he had chosen to be a lucky charm was also worn out.
“Today we just showed a face that didn’t work at all. One or the other thinks that he can do his thing on his own ”, scolded Labbadia after the clear 1: 4 (0: 1) at SC Freiburg.
With 13 points from 13 games, the Berliners are stuck in the table cellar during the short winter break of the Bundesliga. «I’m less annoyed with where we are now. I’m more annoyed about where we could have been, ”added the Berlin coach. The dream destination Europe is very far away. And in the new year the big crisis meeting with the bottom of the table, FC Schalke 04, is waiting for us on January 2nd. We have an important game ahead of us. We have to analyze the mistakes and finally score, ”said Herthas Maximilian Mittelstädt on TV broadcaster Sky.
Labbadia was especially annoyed in the first half. One saw “how not to do it. 20 good minutes after the break were not enough to kidnap a point from the Black Forest Stadium. Freiburg, on the other hand, increased their distance to the relegation region with the fifth game in a row without defeat.
«I am incredibly happy and extremely happy that we have 17 points. It’s crazy in football sometimes. It feels like we’ve made more points in one week than in three months, “said Freiburg coach Christian Streich and Vincenzo Grifo added:” We wanted to finish 2020 in the same way. To finish the English week with nine points is not normal either. “
It was also the Italian who headed the hosts ahead. Shortly after the break, Dodi Lukebakio (52nd) managed to equalize. Then Hertha pressed, but missed the best opportunities through Niklas Stark (55th), Jordan Torunarigha (56th) and Krzysztof Piatek (57th) – and was punished for it. Ermedin Demirovic (59th) shocked the Berliners with his first Bundesliga goal to make it 2-1, defender Manuel Gulde (67th) headed it after a corner. The final point was set by Nils Petersen with a penalty (90 + 3).
What particularly annoyed Labbadia was the anemic performance of some of its players. Matheus Cunha was symbolic of the weak performance in the first round: the Brazilian was just playing against the ball as if he wasn’t in the mood. Labbadia roared at the Brazilian international several times and asked for a different body language. But nothing changed after that either. Logically, Labbadia took him out at halftime.
“He pulls himself down, doesn’t perform well, pulls the team down. It’s very rare that I do something like that, but I’ll be honest with you: I’m totally angry, “criticized Labbadia. The 21-year-old had also initiated the Freiburg leadership after he had carelessly lost a duel against Jonathan Schmid in midfield.
Hertha seamlessly continued their sobering appearance against Mainz (0-0), where, like the opponent, they had not fired a single shot on goal. It only got better when Cunha was no longer on the pitch. During the break, Labbadia had replaced him with Dilrosun, which quickly had an effect. After a few minutes, the winger prevailed in the penalty area and crossed to Lukebakio, who shot into goal from close range. Then Hertha pressed, but Freiburg came back out of nowhere and celebrated a clear victory in the end.
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