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Good work in the Europa League, Chico! You could take a look at Simeon Slavchev in the Free Agents (68 ovr with 80 pot). Andres Robles from the Santiago Wanderers of Chile looks quality. The Scottish Ryan Jack could also be useful. Check the free agents for someone good.
I won't spoil anything but what an end the season will have for Hertha! It will be really stressful for us. I'll try to get the last update of May posted later today. I've got only two games left and I'll play them right after finishing this.
Becoming the Best
February 2014
Hertha 2 - 1 Nuremberg
Ramos 50', 57'
Gebhart 30' pen
Hertha 5 - 2 Kaiserslautern, DFB Pokal Quarter Final
Stocker 9', Kovacic 13', 86', Ramos 40', Origi 54'
Idrissou 50', 66'
Hertha played amazingly against the team from the second league. The new signings Kovacic and Origi scored their first goals and helped us to victory. Hertha started the scoring early with Ramos playing a passback from the box to Lasogga which got intercepted by Kaiserslautern's centreback. He took a bad touch and Stocker stole the ball and put it to the net. A bit later Kovacic received a pass. The young Croatian took a couple of steps and unleashed a powerful shot that bounced off the crossbar to the goal. Ramos scored a third when he cut inside from the left flank. Our sub Origi scored a really simular goal and Kovacic got later his second. The opponent's Idrissou scored two in his last cup game ever, both after nice over-the-top passes. After the final whistle Ganchev and the players celebrated for a long time.
Hamburger SV 0 - 3 Hertha
Ginter 23', Lasogga 38' pen, Lasogga 76'
Stuttgart 0 - 2 Hertha
Lasogga 35', Ramos 45'
Schalke 1 - 0 Hertha
Farfan 11'
Hertha were the better team. The Berliners had three times more shots than Schalke. The shots were either poor of their keeper saved everything. Schalke's goal was also lucky: after a freekick which was blocked by our defender the rebound bounced right to Farfan who scored with a volley. It wasn't easy to lose like that.
March 2014
Hertha 2 - 0 Freiburg
Depay 48', Skjelbred 73'
Hertha 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Lasogga 38' pen
A really important result for our title hopes. It was amazing to beat our biggest title rivals in front of the full Olympiastadion. We dominated against the holding champions with 58% possession and with our seven shots to their three. We played really well and continued our winning streak. The winner came from the 12 yard mark. Lasogga got ran over after a corner and the referee pointed at the spot. Our dangerous forward shot the ball to the right. Neuer guessed correctly but couldn't save it. Bayern had also a few injuries.
Mainz 1 - 2 Hertha
Müller 56'
Lasogga 31', Origi 88'
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 Hertha
Raffael 13' pen, 54', 77'
Lasogga 56', Depay 61', Raffael 68' OG, Ginter 82'
This has to be one of the best games of the season! Borussia got a two goal lead after Raffael scored twice. At that point he was the hero. Hertha couldn't break through Mönchengladbach's defence and Borussia seemed like the upcoming winner. But in the second half everything changed. What happened in the dressing room will remain as a secret. Lasogga received the ball at the edge of the box. He got around their centreback with a burst of pace and he slotted the ball to the bottom left corner. 5 minutes after that the new signing Memphis Depay cut in from the right, skilled his way into shooting distance and unleashed a powerful shot with his left foot which flew beautifully to the top net. After that we got a corner which was headed by Ginter. It was going in anyway but Raffael tried to clear it off the line. He failed and put the ball to the back of the net and gave Hertha the lead. Then he redeemed himself by finishing his hattrick to the right goal. But the Berliners fought and scored from a corner at the 82nd minute. Raffael went from a hero to a zero. Ofcourse it had to the ex-Hertha man.
Hertha 1 - 0 Hannover
Ramos 19'
Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Hertha, DFB Pokal Semi Final
Ramos 50', 87'
Hertha have reached the final of the cup! In their amazing away triumph against the favourites Bayern Munich Hertha were able to get another victory in one month. Hertha played well and once again were better than the Bavarians. They had many chances but the goal came in the second half. Adrian Ramos got the ball on the left at the edge of the box. He cut in, ran past the defenders and shot the ball to the right corner. The couple of thousand Hertha fans couldn't believe their eyes. The joy was overwhelming. At the end of the match the Colombian striker got his second goal after a succesful counter. At the 80th minute we saw an interesting substitution. The captain Lustenberger was subbed off for Levan Kobiashvili, the 37 years old vice captain who is playing his last season. After the final whistle Ganchev ran on to the pitch to celebrate with the players. Few of them were crying from joy.
League Table, April 1st
1) Bayern Munich, 64 pts
2) Hertha BSC, 62 pts
3) Bayer Leverkusen, 58 pts
4) Borussia Dortmund, 54 pts
5) Schalke 04, 52 pts
6) VfL Wolfsburg, 51 pts
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16) SC Freiburg, 25 pts (playoff spot)
17) FC Augsburg, 24 pts
18) Eintracht Braunschweig, 11 pts
April 2014
Hertha 4 - 1 Hoffenheim
Kovacic 20', Depay 30', 86', Rode 66'
Volland 61'
Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 3 Hertha
Kiessling 34', Bender 61', Castro 90'
Ramos 24', Stocker 45', Lasogga 74'
A really tough and nerve-racking game. Ganchev and his players couldn't believe their eyes when Gonzalo Castro equalized in the last minute. The squad lost their fighting spirit after the header. The big surprise came right after the game when Hetha's players and staff heard about Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen. If Hertha won, they would be now only 1 point behind the Bavarian giant. After hearing that Ganchev lied on the floor covering his face. Many other players aswell looked broken when lieing on the grass.
FC Augsburg 0 - 2 Hertha
Depay 32', Rode 78'
Hertha 4 - 0 Eintracht Braunschweig
Ramos 15', 72', Stocker 51', Rode 64'
League Table, May 1st, 2 Games Left
1) Bayern Munich, 71 pts
2) Hertha BSC, 69 pts
3) Bayer Leverkusen, 68 pts
4) VfL Wolfsburg, 60 pts
5) Schalke 04, 59 pts
6) Borussia Dortmund, 57 pts
-----------------------------------
16) SC Freiburg, 28 pts (playoff spot)
17) FC Augsburg, 27 pts
18) Eintrach Braunschweig, 12 pts
Press Conference Before Last Two Games
Congratulations, Mr Ganchev, for becoming second and for being still in the title race. Does this surprise you?
Not at all, to be honest. I told you in the summer that we would be fighting with the best German teams for the title. We all in Hertha are really concentrated on winning our remaining two games and everyone is pumped and ready. Then again, it isn't all about us. We need good results from Bayern's games to get the title. The board has promised big bonuses for us in Hertha and for Bayern's opponents if they manage to get a nice result. Winning the league would be a tremendous success and everyone in Berlin would be really, really happy. We want to win the title for the people aswell, not only us.
Speaking of results, let's talk about the 3-3 draw against Leverkusen. I bet it felt terrible.
I can't describe it with words. To play wonderfully and then to lose the two points in the final minute, that's just cruel. And when we add Bayern's result on that day, it was worse than the best Greek tragedy. But we have gotten over it and we don't think about it.
How about progressing in to the cup final?
It's just amazing and wonderful. Especially because we played our semifinal on Bayern's ground. Beating them away felt really good. I'm really proud of my team and in my opinion the cup can be given already to Hertha. Mönchengladbach are worse than us and they know it.
What are your opinions on your transfers? How have they played for the team?
As we all have seen everyone has been really good for us. Fabian (Johnson) is doing everything on that left side, Mateo (Kovacic) is an amazing passer and he's got many assists. And Memphis (Depay) is a really good player as I've said before. He's attacking, defending, creating chances, shooting, passing, he's basically doing almost everything a player could do. Divock (Origi) as well has been great as a substitute and he has netted some important goals for us.
Why did you decide to start using Lustenberger as a holding midfielder?
When Sebastian Rode got his red card I thought about who to use as a replacement. Lustenberger can play that position and he has played it. I decided to give him a go, then another start there and another and then he had taken the spot from Seb (Rode). Fabian is also more defencive and that's what I wan't.
Is it true that you received a coaching offer from FC Barcelona?
Yes, it is true. But I didn't even think about accepting it. Hertha is everything for me right now and I'll stay here for many years. I want to finish the project we started.
Starting XI (4-3-3 Holding Custom):
Kraft
Jung - Ginter - Schär - Johnson
Lustenberger (C)
Stocker - Kovacic
Depay - Lasogga - Ramos
Hope you have enjoyed this long (I hope it doesn't get annoying to read) post! Any feedback and suggestions are appreciated! Thank you for reading!
Good work in the Europa League, Chico! You could take a look at Simeon Slavchev in the Free Agents (68 ovr with 80 pot). Andres Robles from the Santiago Wanderers of Chile looks quality. The Scottish Ryan Jack could also be useful. Check the free agents for someone good.
I won't spoil anything but what an end the season will have for Hertha! It will be really stressful for us. I'll try to get the last update of May posted later today. I've got only two games left and I'll play them right after finishing this.
Becoming the Best
February 2014
Hertha 2 - 1 Nuremberg
Ramos 50', 57'
Gebhart 30' pen
Hertha 5 - 2 Kaiserslautern, DFB Pokal Quarter Final
Stocker 9', Kovacic 13', 86', Ramos 40', Origi 54'
Idrissou 50', 66'
Hertha played amazingly against the team from the second league. The new signings Kovacic and Origi scored their first goals and helped us to victory. Hertha started the scoring early with Ramos playing a passback from the box to Lasogga which got intercepted by Kaiserslautern's centreback. He took a bad touch and Stocker stole the ball and put it to the net. A bit later Kovacic received a pass. The young Croatian took a couple of steps and unleashed a powerful shot that bounced off the crossbar to the goal. Ramos scored a third when he cut inside from the left flank. Our sub Origi scored a really simular goal and Kovacic got later his second. The opponent's Idrissou scored two in his last cup game ever, both after nice over-the-top passes. After the final whistle Ganchev and the players celebrated for a long time.
Hamburger SV 0 - 3 Hertha
Ginter 23', Lasogga 38' pen, Lasogga 76'
Stuttgart 0 - 2 Hertha
Lasogga 35', Ramos 45'
Schalke 1 - 0 Hertha
Farfan 11'
Hertha were the better team. The Berliners had three times more shots than Schalke. The shots were either poor of their keeper saved everything. Schalke's goal was also lucky: after a freekick which was blocked by our defender the rebound bounced right to Farfan who scored with a volley. It wasn't easy to lose like that.
March 2014
Hertha 2 - 0 Freiburg
Depay 48', Skjelbred 73'
Hertha 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Lasogga 38' pen
A really important result for our title hopes. It was amazing to beat our biggest title rivals in front of the full Olympiastadion. We dominated against the holding champions with 58% possession and with our seven shots to their three. We played really well and continued our winning streak. The winner came from the 12 yard mark. Lasogga got ran over after a corner and the referee pointed at the spot. Our dangerous forward shot the ball to the right. Neuer guessed correctly but couldn't save it. Bayern had also a few injuries.
Mainz 1 - 2 Hertha
Müller 56'
Lasogga 31', Origi 88'
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 Hertha
Raffael 13' pen, 54', 77'
Lasogga 56', Depay 61', Raffael 68' OG, Ginter 82'
This has to be one of the best games of the season! Borussia got a two goal lead after Raffael scored twice. At that point he was the hero. Hertha couldn't break through Mönchengladbach's defence and Borussia seemed like the upcoming winner. But in the second half everything changed. What happened in the dressing room will remain as a secret. Lasogga received the ball at the edge of the box. He got around their centreback with a burst of pace and he slotted the ball to the bottom left corner. 5 minutes after that the new signing Memphis Depay cut in from the right, skilled his way into shooting distance and unleashed a powerful shot with his left foot which flew beautifully to the top net. After that we got a corner which was headed by Ginter. It was going in anyway but Raffael tried to clear it off the line. He failed and put the ball to the back of the net and gave Hertha the lead. Then he redeemed himself by finishing his hattrick to the right goal. But the Berliners fought and scored from a corner at the 82nd minute. Raffael went from a hero to a zero. Ofcourse it had to the ex-Hertha man.
Hertha 1 - 0 Hannover
Ramos 19'
Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Hertha, DFB Pokal Semi Final
Ramos 50', 87'
Hertha have reached the final of the cup! In their amazing away triumph against the favourites Bayern Munich Hertha were able to get another victory in one month. Hertha played well and once again were better than the Bavarians. They had many chances but the goal came in the second half. Adrian Ramos got the ball on the left at the edge of the box. He cut in, ran past the defenders and shot the ball to the right corner. The couple of thousand Hertha fans couldn't believe their eyes. The joy was overwhelming. At the end of the match the Colombian striker got his second goal after a succesful counter. At the 80th minute we saw an interesting substitution. The captain Lustenberger was subbed off for Levan Kobiashvili, the 37 years old vice captain who is playing his last season. After the final whistle Ganchev ran on to the pitch to celebrate with the players. Few of them were crying from joy.
League Table, April 1st
1) Bayern Munich, 64 pts
2) Hertha BSC, 62 pts
3) Bayer Leverkusen, 58 pts
4) Borussia Dortmund, 54 pts
5) Schalke 04, 52 pts
6) VfL Wolfsburg, 51 pts
------------------------------
16) SC Freiburg, 25 pts (playoff spot)
17) FC Augsburg, 24 pts
18) Eintracht Braunschweig, 11 pts
April 2014
Hertha 4 - 1 Hoffenheim
Kovacic 20', Depay 30', 86', Rode 66'
Volland 61'
Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 3 Hertha
Kiessling 34', Bender 61', Castro 90'
Ramos 24', Stocker 45', Lasogga 74'
A really tough and nerve-racking game. Ganchev and his players couldn't believe their eyes when Gonzalo Castro equalized in the last minute. The squad lost their fighting spirit after the header. The big surprise came right after the game when Hetha's players and staff heard about Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen. If Hertha won, they would be now only 1 point behind the Bavarian giant. After hearing that Ganchev lied on the floor covering his face. Many other players aswell looked broken when lieing on the grass.
FC Augsburg 0 - 2 Hertha
Depay 32', Rode 78'
Hertha 4 - 0 Eintracht Braunschweig
Ramos 15', 72', Stocker 51', Rode 64'
League Table, May 1st, 2 Games Left
1) Bayern Munich, 71 pts
2) Hertha BSC, 69 pts
3) Bayer Leverkusen, 68 pts
4) VfL Wolfsburg, 60 pts
5) Schalke 04, 59 pts
6) Borussia Dortmund, 57 pts
-----------------------------------
16) SC Freiburg, 28 pts (playoff spot)
17) FC Augsburg, 27 pts
18) Eintrach Braunschweig, 12 pts
Press Conference Before Last Two Games
Congratulations, Mr Ganchev, for becoming second and for being still in the title race. Does this surprise you?
Not at all, to be honest. I told you in the summer that we would be fighting with the best German teams for the title. We all in Hertha are really concentrated on winning our remaining two games and everyone is pumped and ready. Then again, it isn't all about us. We need good results from Bayern's games to get the title. The board has promised big bonuses for us in Hertha and for Bayern's opponents if they manage to get a nice result. Winning the league would be a tremendous success and everyone in Berlin would be really, really happy. We want to win the title for the people aswell, not only us.
Speaking of results, let's talk about the 3-3 draw against Leverkusen. I bet it felt terrible.
I can't describe it with words. To play wonderfully and then to lose the two points in the final minute, that's just cruel. And when we add Bayern's result on that day, it was worse than the best Greek tragedy. But we have gotten over it and we don't think about it.
How about progressing in to the cup final?
It's just amazing and wonderful. Especially because we played our semifinal on Bayern's ground. Beating them away felt really good. I'm really proud of my team and in my opinion the cup can be given already to Hertha. Mönchengladbach are worse than us and they know it.
What are your opinions on your transfers? How have they played for the team?
As we all have seen everyone has been really good for us. Fabian (Johnson) is doing everything on that left side, Mateo (Kovacic) is an amazing passer and he's got many assists. And Memphis (Depay) is a really good player as I've said before. He's attacking, defending, creating chances, shooting, passing, he's basically doing almost everything a player could do. Divock (Origi) as well has been great as a substitute and he has netted some important goals for us.
Why did you decide to start using Lustenberger as a holding midfielder?
When Sebastian Rode got his red card I thought about who to use as a replacement. Lustenberger can play that position and he has played it. I decided to give him a go, then another start there and another and then he had taken the spot from Seb (Rode). Fabian is also more defencive and that's what I wan't.
Is it true that you received a coaching offer from FC Barcelona?
Yes, it is true. But I didn't even think about accepting it. Hertha is everything for me right now and I'll stay here for many years. I want to finish the project we started.
Starting XI (4-3-3 Holding Custom):
Kraft
Jung - Ginter - Schär - Johnson
Lustenberger (C)
Stocker - Kovacic
Depay - Lasogga - Ramos
Hope you have enjoyed this long (I hope it doesn't get annoying to read) post! Any feedback and suggestions are appreciated! Thank you for reading!
I think you need to get a priest in your locker room to say a couple prayers, because your squad hasn't been able to ease off the injuries!
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