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This defeat really hurt Bruno Labbadia.

After the 0: 3 in the duel of the disappointed against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, the Hertha BSC coach was stunned Tuesday evening.

He chose clear words.

"It feels like shit," said Labbadia.

While his colleague Sebastian Hoeneß strengthened his position in the city of his youth with the first victory of the year, Labbadia in Berlin are facing really difficult days.

Hertha only won one of the last five games.

Manager Michael Preetz is also in focus.

He had said before the game: "January is our chance to make up ground." The development of the squad is his main task.

"You will always be able to read the result from the table at the end of the day."

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Coach Labbadia said after the game that he was not concerned with the increasingly intensely discussed question of his own future in Berlin, but rather: “That we lost a game that we cannot and must not lose.

Still we lost it. "

The hope of saving a failed first half of the season with a triumph against comparatively weak opponents in January is definitely gone after the third game without a goal.

"At the moment we are not able to be stable enough, you have to be very clear, that is noticeable because we have various problems there," said Labbadia.

Table basement instead of the Champions League

Instead of marching towards the Champions League, as the optimists had hoped, Hertha rushes into the table cellar and will spend the half-time of the season with only a few points ahead of the relegation ranks in 14th place.

Labbadia's basic feeling remains: Somehow, there would have been a lot more in it.

That is why the home defeat against Hoffenheim was "a symbol" of the whole first half of the season for him.

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“With a few exceptions, we played a very good game in the first half, but nobody cares.

We lost 3-0, that looks shit.

That's why we have to face the criticism, ”said Labbadia.

Hoffenheim was able to score Sebastian Rudy (33.) and Andrej Kramaric (68./88.) Goals far too easily.

Much too negligently, many of their own chances were missed, such as the penalty shot by Krzysztof Piatek (12th).

Saturday against Werder

Comparisons to years of decline have long been drawn in Berlin.

For example, only four wins in the first half of the season were achieved in 2011/2012.

Labbadia now has to deliver points against Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Otherwise the patience of the club bosses and also of financier Lars Windhorst could be used up.

Where should hope come from?

“We're going to do the whole thing.

We know that we have time pressure, ”said defender Niklas Stark.

If not, then there should be personnel changes at the latest.

The big solution is Ralf Rangnick, who could replace Preetz and Labbadia as sports director and trainer in one fell swoop.

As a small solution, Domenico Tedesco is being treated as the new coach in the media.