1-1, Rost equalizes. Berhalter with the helper. Nach einer Ecke prallt der Ball von Kobylanskis Kopf glücklich zu Berhalter, der im Liegen verlängert. Rost kommt ans Leder und vollendet mit links aus vier Metern zum Ausgleich.
Unlucky score. The 0-1 was Kaiserslautern only offence scene in the first half. Cottbus also was rather nervous than strong, but evidently better. Curious scene at the goal: corner kick to the middle, Topic pushes Berhalter aside and the ball flies uncontrolled through the air – Topic runs to the direction, but doesn’t get that the ball is already flying to his head. That way an unintentional header back to Berhalter, who passes to Rost while lying on the pitch - first assist for him in Bundesliga. Also in the second half Cottbus was better, but Lautern scored and won – that’s life. Regarding Berhalter I’m not too sure with the first two goals – at the first he was the reason why the offside trap did not work (though I’m not sure if they really played on offside), and at the second it might be that he was the one to mark Hristov. I’m afraid it happens what I predicted weeks ago: the reaction to the first loss after the break is crucial – and reality showed that they lost the two following games. I don’t think that they can compensate the gap.
Google'd translation 27 Leverkusen ===================== 26 Gladbach 25 Nuernberg (game in hand) 23 Cottbus
Berhalter rated 3.5. I saw the two goals I mentioned again and Berhalter definitely was not to blame. At the first goal Klose was shooting directly, so the offside scene did not matter anyway. And it was Kobylanski who had to care for Hristov at the second goal. http://www.kicker.de/content/spielp...2/03&spieltag=25&spielpaarung=572380&turnier=
Olaf - it seems as if Berhalter has "turned the corner" in the estimation of Kicker. Even after Cottbus' slide in the last few games, he is still commanding excellent ratings and acquitting himself well. Do you think that other Bundesliga teams with weak defenses (such as Leverkusen) have taken notice? Should Cottbus be relegated, would Berhalter be considered a good player on a good 2.Bundesliga/1.Bundesliga-relegation bound team or would a more ambitious team consider signing him, or will he have to go around on trial again in the closed season? Also, if Nurnburg is relegated, will they have to cut their salaries way back or are players like Sanneh on guaranteed contracts?
Bayer has solved their defence problems to a large extent under the new coach. Also, consider that next season they'll have Lucio and Nowotny back in the team, they'll unlikely sign Berhalter. Other Bundesliga clubs will surely notice that Berhalter plays well. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets offers, but I think Cottbus wants to sign him for 2.Bundesliga as well and they are negotiating. There's no need for a trial for him anymore, he also didn't do one in Cottbus. I don't know about Sanneh's contract. He said that it also is for 2.Bundesliga, but I don't know if there's an automatic decline in salary. Otherwise Nürnberg will have problems to pay him. Maybe they'd let him go as free transfer, but given his relatively high income and the mysterious back problems it won't be easy for Sanneh to find a new team at the moment.