Schämt euch, ihr Versager! (Shame on you, you losers!) That was the headline that greeted Hertha BSC after Saturday's dismal 2-1 home defeat to Kaiserslautern effectively ended our hopes of staying in the top flight. Words cannot describe a truly dreadful first-half display of footballing incompetence.
Hertha uber-supporter Frank Zanker was as dismayed as anyone, with the reality of the situation at hand. Although mathematically there is still hope of reaching the playoff spot with Cologne stumbling as badly, realistically the beautiful city of Berlin is headed for a second season in three with no first-division football next campaign.
"We have such a great city. Great events, great restaurants, great music - but not a great football club in the top League," the 70-year-old Zanker
told the Berliner Kurier.
What can be done to save our beloved team? Zanker has some thoughts on the subject. "We need a fresh start. Nobody really knows where it goes. We need players who are willing to bleed for the club. Young guys, for which there playing football is not just about making money."
Right now the mood is dim. Even Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit sees the writing on the wall: "It was very weak."
To quote the Kurier further, the match "was a brazen assault on every sense of honor, the fighting spirit. An insult, a nasty slap in the face of the 51,461 fans."
Schämt euch, ihr Versager!
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