Opinions on the debacle at Schalke: “Hertha didn’t check it”, no cover for Black

In the basement duel of the Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04 overran Hertha BSC 5: 2 – and thus created new hopes in the relegation battle. In the capital club, on the other hand, there is a mood of doom – and those responsible do not confess to coach Sandro Schwarz. The voices of the game.

Benjamin Weber (Sports Director Hertha BSC) …

… on the mood: “Bad. If you lose the game like this in Table 18, the first three goals were all individual mistakes. Of course not good.”

… about the game: “The duel behavior was not good at all. You could see that clearly. The situations were poorly defended, no second balls were fetched. We are totally disappointed with the game we showed today.”

… on the meaning: “The meaning was clear to all of us: 17th against 18th, 60,000 here in Gelsenkirchen. Everyone was prepared for the situation. Sure, if you get a shot like that in the corner after a few minutes, but we never got in. We made far too many mistakes throughout the game, defended poorly. That was a real slap in the face today.”

… to the question of the coach: “It is perfectly clear that the questions will come. In the last few weeks we have always made it very clear that we have a clear attitude and conviction. But if you lose 2:5 at the bottom of the table, then it is it is also clear that we will turn every stone.”

… on a commitment to coach Schwarz: “We have a clear attitude and conviction. But after a 2: 5 loss to Schalke, it would be the wrong moment to have a personal discussion.”

Sandro Black (Coach Hertha BSC) …

… on the performance: “Today we defended poorly and invited the opponent to concede goals. If you score two away goals, that must be enough for at least one point.”

… on the performance: “I think the boys stayed tuned, especially after being 2-0 down. Then you have the situation for a possible 2-2 and in return you get 1-3. Basically, it has us cost the game that we didn’t defend well in crucial situations and were consistent enough. That’s why you concede five goals.”

… on the reasons for the defeat: “What distinguished us in the last two games against good opponents, the stability, the consistency, we missed that as a team today. That’s how we built up the opponent the buzzer far too many mistakes that were immediately punished.”

… on a possible dismissal: “That is realistic. I am responsible, we are now in 18th place in the table. It is completely legitimate that Benjamin Weber as a sports director does not express himself so clearly.”

… about a possible nervousness in the club (before the game): “There is a basic tension, you need it. It’s part of the Bundesliga. But there was no feeling of nervousness during the week, not even among the boys. “

Marvin Plattenhardt (Captain Hertha BSC) …

… on the performance shown: “In many areas it wasn’t a performance. You could see that we weren’t there in the duels. We made a few mistakes and problems defensively. Schalke punished them bitterly. If you’re in our situation, you have to behave differently.”

… on the quality of the team: “The quality is there, absolutely. We have to hold out together for the next few weeks and keep pushing. We have to spur each other on. Then I’m firmly convinced that we’ll still score a few points. “

… to the Berlin coaching team: “They work meticulously, they talk to us a lot and are energetic. They give us a lot of strength. We players just have to implement it, it didn’t work at all. Five goals at Schalke is unbelievable.”

Thomas Rice (Coach FC Schalke 04) …

… on the win: “I think we gave a very good answer. We got on very well in both halves. In the first half we had another phase in which Ralle made a great save. Then you get a stupid one You conceded a goal at a bad time. But then you come out and put the pressure on. Overall, the win was deserved.”

… on the strong offensive: “In the end we scored five goals today, which may have hurt one or the other. But the team absolutely deserved it today. We put pressure on from the start, survived certain phases and we into every ball. We then had to make one or two changes due to injury. That overshadowed the win a bit. But in the end the team can be happy because it was a very good energy performance today.”

… on the question of how to preserve this performance: “By clearly analyzing the game. There were also phases that I didn’t like. But today the team reacted well and scored well. We try to do things continue to implement well. On Sunday we have a difficult game again.”

Marius Bülter (FC Schalke 04) …

… on the question of how many stones fell from our hearts: “Extremely many, because there was a lot at stake again and the pressure was great. But we withstood it.”

… on the reasons for the increase in performance: “Today we had much better control of the game than last. We had ball control in midfield in particular, and sometimes released it well flat at the back. That gave us security. In addition, we didn’t have many chances today had, but we did the ones we had. Then you sometimes score five goals.”

… to the offensive explosion: “Conviction that you get in training. Belief in it. We know that we didn’t score many goals this season. But we kept working on it. A game like today is good. “

… on the question of how to tackle the upcoming tasks: “With the self-confidence that you got today. But also with the knowledge that we haven’t achieved anything yet. We still have six finals. We’re still missing a few Points.”

DAZN expert Jonas Hummels

… on the early goals conceded by the Berliners: “Hertha didn’t check what was at stake here. Very simple. The body language wasn’t good.”

… on the future of Hertha coach Schwarz: “If you ask me, after this performance, the coach can’t actually survive this matchday. No question. It’s actually unavoidable.”

… on trust in Kevin-Prince Boateng in the final spurt of the season (before the game): “Yes, Felix Magath did it too. I thought about whether it wasn’t the record that I’ve heard far too often. I mean, it was only once last year. Of course, everyone talks about the emotional side, but technically the guy is one of the ten best players in the Bundesliga, you have to say that.”

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