Tayfun Korkut has completed his first training sessions as Hertha BSC’s new coach. On Sunday, the 47-year-old will face his first test: the away match against VfB Stuttgart. Korkut can once again rely on captain Dedryck Boyata.
In the first few days, Korkut has had a lot to do with getting to know his new team. This phase, says the new Hertha coach, is also not yet complete. But what he had learned from the “internal analysis “ of his new team had “confirmed some of what I thought before”.
Korkut’s interior analysis: “What can the players do? “
What detailed insights he actually gained about the state of his team Korkut did not want to reveal at the matchday press conference early on Friday afternoon, but the new coach preferred to look at the player profiles, as he let it be known. Like this: “What can the players do?” And: “Where do they fit?”
Korkut also did not let slip en detáil which basic order he prefers for his point-blank debut as Hertha coach, but said with regard to his defensive formation: “It will be a back four.” Korkut said he has not yet made a final decision on how he wants to arrange his team in front of it, but the new coach is convinced he has enough high-quality alternatives.
Returnee Boyata set
One of the set players under Korkut is likely to be Dedryck Boyata. The captain, who served his three-game suspension after his red card in the game in Hoffenheim (0:2), returns and Korkut says: “He is very important, you just have to look at his CV. I’m happy that he’s in.”
The 31-year-old Belgian international is expected to bring more stability against an opponent who, according to Korkut, “lives a lot from switching moments, has a lot of pace and individual quality “ However, the new Hertha coach also makes it clear that he wants to see his team active. “We will not hide,” said Korkut, who believes it is important for his team “to want to have the ball. If you don’t have the ball, it’s difficult to score goals. “
goals are needed because points are also needed. Sporting director Arne Friedrich has the following to say to the Berliners: “There are no excuses. We want and have to win games now.
