"It's going to be difficult over the next two or three years, but then, hopefully, we'll be in a position to take on the best. I hope I will be able to stay in Berlin for more than five years, because I think loyalty is also a challenge." Those were the words of Hertha player Joe Simunic at the start of the season, and how does it feel to be on the pitch in difficult times, under a new coach who wanted to put him on the transfer list?