From BZ/dpa
Instead of the hoped-for relegation party on the sofa at home, Hertha had their next big disappointment less than 24 hours after the 2-1 loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05.
As Hertha coach Felix Magath feared, FC Bayern Munich did not provide the hoped-for help in the 2-2 win over VfB Stuttgart.
On the last day of the game in the difficult away game at Borussia Dortmund, the class whereabouts have to be arranged by yourself. The lead over the Swabians in 16th place is still three points. Even a draw at BVB would save them at the last minute.
In the hours leading up to the showdown in Munich, Magath acted as if nothing had happened the day before against Mainz and that the rescue hadn’t been wasted unnecessarily and passively.
In the sunshine, the trainer stood with his arms crossed on the training ground and, after having breakfast together, observed what he had ordered as a small detention. Fast help from FC Bayern Munich on Mother’s Day? Magath allegedly didn’t care about these options.
word of fear relegation
He had trumpeted “Relegation” into every microphone the night before as a threat that had long been real for him. The Hertha rescuer had been pursuing a special tactic in the final spurt of the season for some time. He regularly badmouthed and downplayed his team. So it looked a bit better and bigger in reality.
“As a professional who I consider myself to be, I’m preparing for the worst case scenario,” said the 68-year-old. And suddenly it’s threateningly close.
The purposeful pessimism fits into the overall mood at the Big City Club. It is also not inconvenient for managing director Fredi Bobic, as a proper basic pessimism is the basis for a radical upheaval, which the Berliners will not be able to avoid in the coming season, regardless of which class they belong to.