It was really almost impossible to escape, regardless of the result – the magic of this game. Also the speakers in the sold-out Olympic stadium in Berlin succeeded only partially, as he announced shortly before the final whistle, the already known number of spectators, officially and “for all 74.667 minutes,” he thanked. Fabian von Wachsmann was not the Only one who experienced this evening of the senses: Pal Dardai raged, Lucien Favre through turned jubilantly to himself and Vedad Ibisevic at the end. “The game was crazy,” said Favre, the coach of Borussia Dortmund.

This game between Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund was not a total work of art, as it was not to be seen in the Olympic stadium for years – at least, when Hertha was involved. “Self-Dortmund was surprised at what Hertha has a plan,” said coach Dardai. The game had pace, tension and playful class, the density of an unusually high Event and, above all, a final, which would be described as furious is still rather sober: In the 85. Minute saw Herthas defender Jordan Torunarigha Yellow-Red, in the second Minute of stoppage time, Marco Reus scored the goal for 3:2 to Bayern for Dortmund, and in the fifth Minute of stoppage time Herthas captain Vedad Ibisevic, with the Red from the square flew up, after he had thrown Roman Bürki a surplus Ball at his temple. “Anyone who has ever played football, you know, what is a shit Situation, if you are in the 90. Minute, shit, we conceded to try,“ said Herthas left-back Maximilian Mittelstädt.

Salomon Kalou is Hertha

The game left the Berlin with mixed feelings. “We had a good Plan and the enemy surprised,” said Dardai. And the opponent was, after all, not just anyone, but second-placed Borussia Dortmund. However, Hertha had barricaded himself not around the own penalty area. The Berlin-based goods at any time to active game design efforts, they were dominant and always dangerous. “You see the first half, and you think you deserve more,” said Salomon Kalou, Hertha with 1:0 and 2:1 lead shot.

The Ivorian is more or less a metaphor for the team in its current development phase. Kalou is 33, and in Games against Mainz and Freiburg I sometimes get the feeling that his career is coming to now, but inevitably your end. Against the Big names in the League but he is always in a position to tighten once again – just like the entire Team. Five goals achieved Kalou this season: four in the two Games against Borussia Dortmund, the fifth against the then second-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach. “This is the art: not in Training ten goals, but under pressure,” said Dardai. “Solomon is a guy. In such moments, he is always there, he helps us in difficult situations. I guess.“

Exactly this quality of the team as a Whole is yet. “We need to defend ourselves still more to learn. This is the next step,“ said Dardai. Because this is not the last succeeded several times, it’s also becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy the pleasing development. In his Remarks, a trace of bitterness mixed also on Saturday evening. Deflected balls, free kick goals against in the last second, hits to the corners. “It can’t be that you always have bad luck and misfortune,” said Dardai. “The turning.”

“The team you can look”

The Hungarian has been praised more often the process that he has initiated with his office four years ago. Herthas squad today is different from that in the spring of 2015: He is young and dynamic and has a lot of potential. “The team you can watch,” said Dardai. “This is an ordinary football. Quite different than three, four years ago. But the points are gone. This is not pleasant to talk to.“

Therefore, such games like the one against Dortmund for the Trainer a bit frustrating: “You’re here, the Plan sits, tactically it looks good, too,” said Dardai, but in the end, Hertha is once again the loser. Again and again, his players did the “these young people, small individual errors. Therefore, we are not constant.“

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Dardai has determined that the games in the Europa League for the young players to a good school. However, it looks at the Moment after that, as it could be in the coming season tutoring hours for Hertha. “The Euro-League place the way is far,” said Dardai. Kalou holds the qualification after the defeat against Dortmund for the “almost impossible”. To do this, the team would have to win almost every game. Dardai want to get out of the last eight Games of at least nine points. Then it would be 20 in the back round: “the fact that the Berlin media weigh on us for years with the bad back round, that would be a target.”