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It was expected that Dodi Lukebakio would not be on the Berlin starting line-up against Bremen.
The last appearances of the Belgian at 0: 1 in Bielefeld and 0: 0 in Cologne were too weak.
Even after his substitution in the 3-0 draw against Hoffenheim on Tuesday, the offensive force committed in summer 2019 for 20 million euros had disappointed.
The fact that the 23-year-old did not appear in the Berlin squad came as a surprise.
“Of course, you deal even more with players who can do something special.
And there are few players like Cunha or Lukebakio with whom I have been constantly in touch about things that I didn't like.
Because that season was just too much.
Too often things were not implemented, too seldom the potential was used, ”said Bruno Labbadia.
Close your eyes and through: A reaction is now expected from Dodi Lukebakio
Source: pa / dpa / dpa-Zentral / Soeren Stache
Matheus Cunha also claims a special role
In an interview with “Sky”, Hertha's coach explained his measure shortly before kick-off: “We were not at all satisfied with Cologne, but above all with the substitution against Hoffenheim.
Everyone is allowed to make mistakes with us, but stand still, not be ready to make the way - we cannot afford that in the situation.
The training performance was also not right afterwards.
Sometimes it also means waking people up and not being afraid to do things like that.
It's about us acting as a team.
We are not yet the team we want to be.
It is all the more important that everyone gets involved. "
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Even if Labbadia explicitly did not want his decision to be understood as a memo, the deletion in the result is exactly what the experienced coach then revealed with reference to one of his other individualists: "Cunha is such a similar player who not only wants me to that I'm his trainer.
But actually like a friend, like a father.
And a father has to say to the son: 'You, watch out.
You're on the wrong track now.
And you do that five times, six times.
I never would have thought in my life that I could be so patient. "
Loan that has been used up at Lukebakio for the time being.
Matheus Cunha, on the other hand, started the duel with Bremen alongside Jhon Cordoba.
The Pole Krzysztof Piatek, who recently stormed next to Cordoba twice, only sat on the bench.
Lukebakio, Cunha, Piatek - not the only problem children at the crisis club from the capital.
Before the kick-off, around 250 fans at a demonstration in front of the Olympic Stadium called for the resignation of manager Michael Preetz and the club leadership around President Werner Gegenbauer.