Hertha Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund

Today's match between Hertha Berlin and Borussia Dortmund at the Olympic Stadium or Olympiastadion in Berlin presents a chance for both teams to solidify their status - plus a chance for both teams to move up the Bundesliga table. Currently, the capital club are in position fifteen, while their Dortmund rivals are in position fourteen - its safe to say that both teams are slightly above the relegation zone that is occupied by SC Freiburg, Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart. While the Die Schwarzgelben will try and build on their win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - courtesy of Ilkay Gundogan's goal, Jos Luhukay's team will be aiming for their scalp after they narrowly lost to Borussia Monchengladbach last week. The Die Blau-Weißen will have the advantage of playing at home. Jürgen Klopp's men on the other hand will be praying that their new found relationship with goal(s) continue. Hans-Joachim Watzke will undeniably be in an akward position should the crisis in the team continue. The turn of events at Signal Iduna Park may be heartbreaking for many fans who subscribe to the ideology of Dortmund, but again their neighbors Schalke o4 - with whom they contest the Revierderby are hoping that the sitaution remains permanent. Such results earlier saw the dismissal of Klopp's predecessor - Thomas Doll. A time like these is when Dortmund summons the spirits of Ottmar Hitzfeld - the master tactician who led them to the UEFA Champions League victory in 1997 against a Zinedine Zidane inspired Juventus, although much credit goes to Paul Lambert – the current Aston Villa tactician for man marking the Frenchman throughout the match.  Clearly, the current DFB-Supercup holders will have to be at their best when they face the capital club. On the flipside, given that Hertha Berlin finished the league at position eleven last season, so much thoughts and survival tactics must be flooding Werner Gegenbauer's brain! However, the capital club is famed for its youth policy and the churning of talents that flood Bundesliga clubs. On thing about the fixture is that while the match between the two strugglers may go either way, it is undeniable that Dortmund have a new found belief as well as an added advantage of having players with funny names - maybe that may intimidate Hertha Berlin (on a light note). What with names such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Zlatan Alomerovic, Lukasz Piszczek, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Kevin Großkreutz et al?