Hertha Berlin

Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

The Germany U21 national side, including Márton Dárdai and Jessic Ngankam, had to take a 2-0 defeat against England in their last group game, which meant they were eliminated from the U21 European Championship in Georgia and Romania. Dárdai made his first appearance in the tournament and played the full 90 minutes. Antonio Di Salvo’s side were on the back foot early on after goals from Cameron Archer (4’) and Harvey Elliot (21’). In the second half, the Germany coach tried to put the strong England team under pressure with fresh attacking options, but the substitution of Jessic Ngankam (67’) couldn’t turn the tide.

Our new kit is here! Hertha BSC will play the 2023/24 season in a home shirt which symbolizes the sparks between the club, its fans and the city of Berlin. It consists of the classic blue and white vertical stripes, with our flag on the chest and the Nike Swoosh in the colour of our city. The font for player names and numbers on the back of the shirt will be black, whilst the kit is rounded off with white shorts and socks, with blue kit numbers and stripes respectively. 

Pál Dárdai’s starting XI for the first pre-season friendly included new signing Fabian Reese, Marten Winkler, back from his loan spell at Waldhof Mannheim, and academy products Eliyas Strasner and Veit Stange. The Hertha players, sporting the new home kit, took control of the game early on.

The schedule for the upcoming season is here! On Friday, the German Football League (DFL) announced the schedule for the new season. The 2. Bundesliga’s 50th season begins for Hertha with a trip to Düsseldorf. The first game against Fortuna will take place on the 29th-30th July. For the first home game, the Old Lady will host SV Wehen Wiesbaden a week later in the Olympiastadion. “With the game against Düsseldorf, we are starting against a team that showed last season that they belong to the top teams in the 2. Liga. We are also looking forward to the first home game against Wiesbaden in front of our incredible fans and hopefully a full crowd,” said sporting director Benjamin Weber on the schedule.

Versatile defender Jeremy Dudziak has signed a contract valid until 2024 at Hertha BSC. The Hamburg-born defender arrives from SpVgg Greuther Fürth. “Jeremy is an experienced and versatile player, who can play as a left-back and in midfield. He has lots of experience in the 2. Bundesliga. We have secured the services of a player with a good technique,” said sporting director Benjamin Weber. “I’m a versatile player and can play in several positions. I mostly played in midfield during my youth, but when I first made the step up to the first team it was as a left-back – and that’s still where I feel most comfortable,” commented Dudziak.

Summer 2014 was an important time for German football. The national team were crowned World Champions in Rio, while the Germany U19s team won the U19 EUROs in Hungary. Among that U19s squad was Marius Gersbeck, Marc Kempf and Jeremy Dudziak. Nine years later, thanks to the left-back’s signing, all three will once again be playing in the same team, this time at the ‘Old Lady’. “I’m really look forward to seeing the boys again. I’ve also already experienced a few things with them. I can hardly wait for us to be on the pitch together again,” said the 27-year-old, who is also looking forward to playing at the Olympiastadion again. “I’m most looking forward to the first home game. My first game in a proper stadium was with the U15 national team in Berlin, my first Bundesliga start was also at the Olympiastadion, so I already have a few ties to here,” said Hertha’s new signing in interview with herthabsc.com, also touching on the 2. Liga, a formative time in Turkey and his cat.