It was exactly a year ago that Jürgen Klinsmann gave Hertha BSC a shine, before he left after a few weeks without style.
Since then there has been a standstill, some even say: further downturn.
Hertha BSC, which the 1990 world champion wanted so much to lead to higher spheres, is bobbing in the gray midfield, closer to relegation than to the European Cup.
Much worse: The club has to watch how the "small" 1. FC Union, the league rival who only rose last year, stirs up the establishment.
Union is better in terms of sport and has caught up financially. In addition, it is mainly soft factors that make the small club from the eastern part of the city a great danger for Hertha. In any case, their new managing director speaks out loud for the first time and makes it clear that things cannot go on like they did last.