Bundesliga fan series
After the 2nd and 3rd Bundesliga, Transfermarkt will also take a detailed look at the 18 teams in the Bundesliga with the help of the community in the coming days. Which players are the fans looking forward to the most, where is there room for improvement and what is in the squad for 2022/23 for your favorite club? For this we asked around in the forums and got our opinions – in league one it continues with user “PES” and Hertha BSC.
How do you rate the Hertha BSC squad?
Fredi Bobic is not to be envied when it comes to squad planning. On the departure side, things are going very poorly for players with very high salaries (Krzysztof Piatek or Lucas Tousart) and even for players with somewhat higher transfer potential (Omar Alderete), the market is sometimes at a perceived standstill. As is well known, the financial situation is poor due to the corona losses, among other things, but on the other hand a certain level of common sense seems to be developing in the sporting leadership. A more or less voluntary transfer surplus is the goal and, in contrast to the previous sporting management, no more fantasy salaries are apparently paid for new signings.
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Like last year, the squad is a tightrope walk. A fundamental change has not yet taken place, as there are still too many players who are stagnating in their sporting development or are even declining. Mentally, too, there seems to be a lot of negative past left in people’s minds.
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Where do you see room for improvement by Deadline Day?
The long-standing problem on the wing positions could be improved this season, with Chidera Ejuke and Dodi Lukébakio you have players who can bring special skills. Myziane Maolida still seems to have certain development opportunities, after he too seemed almost written off.
Hardly anything will change in goal, even if Rune Jarstein is likely to be replaced as number two in future by homegrown players Robert Kwasigroch and Tjark Ernst following the latest developments. At least if no other goalkeeper comes. It remains to be seen whether the talented players can replace the young Danish goalkeeper Oliver Christensen if the worst comes to the worst.
The ailing defense was one of the big problems in the past. A new right-back has been signed in Jonjoe Kenny and Filip Uremovic is another option in central defence. It remains to be seen whether the existing players can meet the requirements for the ideas of coach Sandro Schwarz, but fundamental doubts about this are quite understandable. Incomprehensible mistakes by individual players as well as collectively were a matter of course, so that a mentally unstable team kept collapsing and was accordingly on the way to the second division last season.
In midfield, a lot will depend on whether Kevin-Prince Boateng can physically take the lead again on a permanent basis. Creativity has been missing in the squad as a whole for years, and there are hardly any strong players across the board. The lack of balance between defensive and offensive has often been visible, so it is quite questionable whether this problem can be solved with the current team. After all: With Jean-Paul Boëtius, a free transfer attacking midfielder who has proven his class in the Bundesliga and knows Schwarz very well from their time together in Mainz.
Up front, a lot will depend on signing Wilfried Kanga. In itself, it is now simply time for Bobic to make a transfer that works immediately or even performs above expectations. With Luca Wollschläger, Derry Scherhant and Jessic Ngankam, you also have talent up your sleeve who could make good use of their minutes in the Bundesliga.
What do you expect from the playful appearance of Hertha BSC?
With Sandro Schwarz, they brought in a trainer who, from a human perspective, could definitely be a suitable solution. He seems to stand for cohesion and a clear communicative line and has been well received by the team and the club. In terms of play, he stands for consistent pressing and an offensive orientation – basically a game idea that has been desired in the club for a long time, but was simply hardly possible with the existing squad. Due to the lack of playful means, it is therefore highly questionable whether this concept can survive in the Bundesliga. Much of the situation is reminiscent of Ante Covic, who (unfortunately) failed in 2019 with a similar game idea. For years, the football shown has been notoriously uninspired and unbalanced.
What’s in it for Hertha BSC in 2022/23?
Even the extremely tough opening program will be a signpost: how calmly and long can coach Schwarz work if the results and the appearance of the team are not right? Anything but another relegation battle would actually be a big surprise. The last season in particular showed how poor work was done at all levels in the past. Several changes of coach, instability throughout the club and one public shock after the other, the last few years have been real torture for every Hertha player.
A quiet season in midfield would be a very big surprise for me, but absolutely desirable for all suffering Hertha.
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