Setback in the relegation battle for Hertha BSC!
New coach Felix Magath (68) will not be on the bench against Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m.). The coach tested positive for Corona on Thursday morning. He was already absent from training in the afternoon.
Magath, who is asymptomatic, boosted and considered prudent, will be deputized on the line by his assistant Mark Fotheringham, 38.
According to BILD information, however, Magath will speak to the team from his isolation in the hotel room, have contact with the bank during the game and also coach.
BILD reached Magath in quarantine. He says: “It was clear that the task would be difficult. However, it was not to be expected that other uncontrollable obstacles would arise right at the beginning. Nevertheless, that will not deter us from achieving our common goal of staying up in the league.”