Just two days after the post-match press conference following the home game against Bayern, head coach Sandro Schwarz took to the podium once again on Monday, though not at the Olympiastadion, but back in the press room at Hertha’s training facility. The games just keep on coming – on Tuesday (8th November, 20:30 CET), the Old Lady will play their final Bundesliga away game on 2022, as they travel to VfB Stuttgart. “It’s key that we stay patient, but also stay perseverant to keep on going, so we can develop our consistency, determination and patience to win matches,” explained Schwarz on the factors that would his side will need to display to get a result on Tuesday. Herthabsc.com has summarised his key responses, as our coach discussed…

Over the past few months, the TSG ResearchLab has developed the “Up&Go” app in collaboration with Melissa Böttinger and Professor Clemens Becker from Heidelberg University Hospital. The app is designed to help people over the age of 60 test their strength and balance. The app is very simple to use. Each user receives clear instructions on how to complete the exercise test. All that is needed, apart from the smartphone and the app, is some space and a chair. The result is then shown to the user in the form of a traffic light system.

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In his first Bundesliga match for Mainz 05 (Saturday, 15:30 CEST), newcomer Maxim Leitsch returns to his old home. The central defender played for VfL Bochum from 2008 to 2022, firstly with the youth team before signing a professional deal in 2017. He changed surroundings this summer, and at while speaking to the media before the start of the season, Leitsch discussed topics including contact with former teammates and his adaptation to Svensson’s system.

For the first time in the club’s history Union will celebrate European nights at the Alte Försterei, and all members of the club will have the opportunity to attend at least one of the group games.

With Saturday’s game against Champions League participants Leipzig just around the corner, VfL midfielder Patrick Wimmer took time out for a short interview. 

Asked about those concerns, head coach Howe said: “We’ve made a football decision. We’ve looked at the World Cup break, what’s the best thing for the team.

Emre Can (to BVB-TV): “It was a decent performance from us in the first half, we could’ve scored more than one goal; in the second, we were there for each other as we have been in the past few weeks too. There was a bit of luck involved too, but Hoffenheim were also lucky, especially in the first half. We have a world-class goalkeeper; we won fortuitously but also deservedly. It feels good to be at the top – but we know: this is only a momentary snapshot.”

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It must be said that there is little joy in the fact that Werder have lost their last four games in the league. At the start of the season, however, many fans would have probably settled for 21 points after 17 games. After the 2-1 defeat to FC Union on Wednesday, Ole Werner discussed his side’s first half of the season. “We know what we are playing for. It has been clear to us from day one that there will be difficult periods.”