HERTHA BERLIN

Coach: Friedhelm Funkel (First year)

Last Result: 1-0 loss at home to Cologne, November 08

Record: 1-10-1 18th place

Streak: Lost 2

Next Match: away to VfB Stuttgart, November 21

Europe: UEFA Europa League (Group D)

Hertha Berlin coach Friedhelm Funkel was coy about his trip to
Greece last weekend. Funkel and Berlin's general manager Michael
Preetz were both present at Greece's World Cup qualifier against
the Ukraine, but while denying he was there to cast a glance at
striker Theofanis Gekas, he admitted another player had caught
the eye. "I was not there for him (Gekas) and I don't want to
mention any names to get other clubs interested," he told the
Bild newspaper. "But I can say this much: The defensive work
impressed me a lot and it's possible that we fetch somebody who
has not yet any Bundesliga experience."