Piatek has to be patient, says Hertha legend Király

Former Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Gábor Király insisted in the interview for Polish media on Friday that Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek, who lost his place in the starting eleven, should be patient as “he plays in a good team.”

In the winter transfer window, Hertha broke their transfer record to buy Piatek for about 30 million euros from AC Milan. The Pole was believed to be a new leader of the team.

However, he scored just three goals in ten matches and lost his place in the starting eleven after coach Bruno Labbadia replaced Alexander Nouri on Hertha’s bench.

“It’s not important for me how much Hertha paid for Piatek. I wasn’t an expensive player but I achieved success in Berlin. The Pole has to give something to the team when he comes in from the bench. He should be patient and focused as I think he is in a good team and right place,”

Király was quoted as saying by the Polish paper “Przeglad Sportowy”.