At the beginning of May, Bayer Leverkusen officially announced the signing of talented Algerian midfielder Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin, activating a €12 million release clause in his contract to secure his services. The 2023/2024 German champions made the move quickly, given the interest Maza was garnering with the summer...
The highline in football is not a new concept but one that coaches still treat with some trepidation, mainly because it is rarely coached and often just told. Many coaches don't spend time on the skill of catching an opposition forward offside, but when teams employ a high press, coaching...
Pal Dardai has been named Hertha BSC's coach for the third time on a deal until the end of the season after Sandro Schwarz was relieved of his duties following a 5-2 defeat at Schalke some weeks ago. This defeat left the Old Lady rooted to the foot of the...
The biggest game in the Bundesliga this weekend was the Berlin Derby. Hertha Berlin played host to Union Berlin at the Olympiastadion. It was the first time since 2019 that the Olympiastadion was at full capacity as both clubs came into the match with contrasting needs and objectives. Hertha are...
Matheus Cunha’s career hasn’t followed the normal path for a Brazilian player. He came through the academy system of Curitiba, Brazil, but moved to Sion, Switzerland, at age 18 without making a single senior appearance. His 10 goals and 8 assists in his first senior season attracted the interest of...
Some eyebrows were raised when Hertha BSC broke the bank and signed Dodi Lukébakio from Watford last year. “Why would we break our transfer record for a 15-minute man?”, as some fans might ask. Yes, Hertha paid 20 million euros for Lukébakio, who only played a quarter of an hour...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Inter Milan could be a major player in the transfer market this summer. The reason for this is the impending revenue of hundreds of millions that await Inter in the sale of Lautaro Martínez and Mauro Icardi. Icardi will play for the French top club Paris...
Before the postponement of the Bundesliga due to the pandemic, Hertha BSC were sitting in 13th place, having played 25 games, drawing seven and losing 11. They entered the 2019/20 campaign under Ante Čović, however, having only won five out of their first 14 games and conceding a staggering 26...
After the Bundesliga restart, we have seen some surprises. And Hertha Berlin's latest performances definitely are amongst the most extreme upward trends in the Bundesliga. With a new manager, they won three of their four Bundesliga matches after the restart and had a draw against RB Leipzig. This means they...
When Bruno Labbadia took over in Wolfsburg in February 2018, his new team was only one point above the relegation play-off zone. While they hardly managed to stay in the league, the 54-year-old significantly improved his side in the next season. Although not quite as bad, the situation in Berlin...
Hertha Berlin’s journey in the last 365 days has been like a roller-coaster. A total of four managers have been at the helm of the Bundesliga side in that timespan. That includes Alexander Nouri, the 40-year-old tactician who arrived at the club last month. He replaced Jürgen Klinsmann, who only...
