The conclusion after the 1:6 home defeat against Leipzig did not change with Hertha coach Korkut the day after. “I can’t and don’t want to downplay the result, but I won’t let the performance downplay it either, especially not in the first 62 minutes,” said the 47-year-old on Monday.
By then, Korkut’s team had held a 1-1 draw against Leipzig before Marc Oliver Kempf saw a red card and Leipzig converted a penalty. The end result was “madness,” said the coach.
Until then, his team had implemented the plan in a disciplined manner, “did it really well.” However, they did not manage to tip the game at the decisive moment.
The Berliners haven’t won a game this year and are in 15th place in the Bundesliga, just one point ahead of the relegation rank. However, Korkut was confident that they would “get their heads up again”.
“It’s a lot about keeping the group together,” he said. “If you stay close together, you can get a little bit more and still not fall over as easily.”
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Before the away game at strong sixth-placed SC Freiburg next Saturday (3:30 p.m.), Hertha are now also plagued by massive personnel worries. In addition to currently eight corona cases, Stevan Jovetic had to be replaced against Leipzig, who was the best Berliner and scored the equalizer in the meantime.
“That was a precautionary measure,” said Korkut. “He felt something in his muscles.” It is still unclear whether Jovetic will miss the game in Freiburg.