Mark Fotheringham lauded as Hertha boss insists narrative doesn't do Scot justice after superb stand in

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Felix Magath has heaped praise on assistant Mark Fotheringham after the Scot took charge of a 3-0 Bundesliga win over Hoffenheim on Saturday.

The Hertha Berlin head coach missed the emphatic victory due to a positive coronavirus test meaning Fotheringham had to stand in.

Scottish broadcaster Derek Rae translated the glowing reaction after the former Celtic youngster masterminded a brilliant result to drag the club out of the relegation zone. "To put it that way (that Magath coached from his room) doesn’t do the situation justice," Magath told Kicker.“Most of the work was done by my assistant Mark Fotheringham, on the bench, in training, in conversations with the players.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.“It was a really hard situation because we were all new, the players hardly knew us.” The former Fulham boss was then asked what was he thought was key to the victory over a side chasing a European spot.

Hertha started the day second bottom - an automatic relegation place - but the win propelled them up a place into the play-off spot as the duo look to turn their fortunes around.Magath added: “The key was clearly that Mark Fotheringham succeeded in conveying to the players, in training, the importance of remaining compact.“We only allowed one