He saved the best for the rescue! Striker Davie Selke (27) shot Hertha after a great cross from Plattenhardt with a dream goal to make it 1-0 against Stuttgart (2-0) on the road to victory.
Selke is happy about his third goal of the season: “An outstanding ball from Platte, which I caught well. The most important goal of my Hertha career.”
Selke continued: “I don’t have to say how important the win was. This victory is a giant step in the relegation battle. Compliments how everyone put their hearts into it, it shows that we are a team. This win gives us all a huge push!”
Hertha are now four and six points ahead in the relegation battle in 16th and 17th place.
Also because Selke was involved in Suat Serdar’s 1-0 winning goal in Augsburg a week ago with a so-called pre-assist (Selke passed the ball to Marco Richter, who provided the assist).
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Selke is one of the winners of the change of coach, exploded under coach Felix Magath!
The Hertha coach says: “Davie Selke was already a key player in Augsburg for the three points. And that’s exactly how he scored a goal against Stuttgart and worked a lot. Unfortunately he had to leave injured.”
In the 78th minute, Selke, who had run a lot (8.73 kilometers), had to pull out with cramps in his thighs.
That’s why Magath is now thinking about the double lead Selke/Belfodil (arrived in the 63rd minute, scored to make it 2-0 in stoppage time) to relieve the hard-working attacker.
Magath: “You could see that Davie would get along better with a partner. From my point of view, both strikers go well together and could be a couple in the future.”
