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Berlin (dpa) - Bruno Labbadia wants to lead Hertha BSC out of the dreary gray area of ​​the Bundesliga with more unity on and off the pitch and a better rate of duels.

Before the groundbreaking away game against 1. FC Köln on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky), the coach and manager Michael Preetz made an appeal to the team that had recently been so unsettled.

"This week it is crucial and important to show the players again that we looked good when we were close together," said Preetz at the digital press conference of the Berliners on Thursday.

"If we work together more, I'm sure we will deliver results," said Labbadia.

In terms of personnel, the Hertha coach has to face the table 16.

suffer several setbacks in the Rhineland.

A use of offensive star Matheus Cunha is unlikely due to the groin problems of the Brazilian as in the sobering 0: 1 at Arminia Bielefeld.

"It will continue to depend on how the player copes with the pain sensation," said Labbadia.

"It is very questionable whether he can play a role".

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Captain Dedryck Boyata (foot), and Javairo Dilrosun (knee), Marvin Plattenhardt, Eduard Löwen and Marton Dardai (all muscular problems) can definitely not be there.

Vladimir Darida (foot) and Jessic Ngankam (muscular problems) are also in question.

"It is not optimal that we have one or the other failure among important players in the English week," complained Labbadia.

Preetz repeated the relentless assessment of the performance this season.

«The results so far are disappointing.

That's the way it is, we know that, ”said the manager about twelfth place.

Labbadia would like to see the usual instruments like a team evening or other socializing events to improve the team spirit of the selection, which was newly formed before the season.

This prevents the corona pandemic.

"We can't make encounters the way we want."

So the focus should be even more on the work on the pitch.

And then Labbadia displeased that many, but not the decisive duels were won.

You have to work collectively, complained the 54-year-old.

"We didn't get it together well," said Labbadia.

That should be different in Cologne.

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