Berlin (AP) – Felix Magath has expressed understanding for the fan boycott of Hertha professionals after the 2-0 win against VfB Stuttgart.
“The team didn’t go to the fans last week. They didn’t agree with the action. We demonstrated that last week, it’s okay to the extent that the players resist the measure at the time,” said the coach Donut.
The team around captain Dedryck Boyata and driver Kevin-Prince Boateng had not gone to the supporters in the east stand of the Olympic Stadium after the important victory in the relegation battle. According to goalkeeper Marcel Lotka and goal scorer Davie Selke, this was a coordinated reaction to the humiliation by their own supporters after the 4-1 loss to local rivals Union Berlin a good two weeks ago. At that time, fans had forced the players to put their jerseys on the ground in front of the curve.
Magath hopes that the situation will calm down in the final spurt of the season. In the next few days it should come to “that both groups come closer”. You have to “strengthen together against relegation,” emphasized the coach. Hertha is 15th in the table after beating Stuttgart. four points ahead of the Swabians in relegation rank 16.