Berlin (AP) – Record national player Lothar Matthäus has criticized the behavior of Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC in the relegation battle of the Bundesliga.
“These two big traditional clubs are the big disappointments of the season,” wrote the 60-year-old in his column for the Sky TV channel. At both clubs, “almost nothing has been right for a long time. A team that doesn’t perform, a coach who doesn’t reach his team, small groups here, players who don’t feel like it there,” said Matthäus: “I could do that Continue list indefinitely.”
The former world footballer called the Berliners coached by Tayfun Korkut “anything but well put together. The dismissal of Pal Dardai hasn’t borne fruit either. At the moment I don’t see how Hertha will get out of there.” The capital club is only 16th after 25 match days and has to fear relegation.
Matthäus: Character of Borussia problematic
Matthäus also had few positive words for Gladbach, which is only four points from the relegation zone in 13th place. “Some Gladbachers still think they’re playing in the Champions League like they did not so long ago against Real or Inter. But their competitors are now Augsburg, Bielefeld and Stuttgart,” said Matthäus.
The former Bayern professional is “worried about my Borussia,” he said, adding: “The big problem is the character. Even if many questions about the future are unresolved and the coach has scared away important players with his personnel decisions, professionals should remember that the other clubs also see how they behave when they are dissatisfied.”