Blow for HSV: Poulsen sidelined for longer! | OneFootball

Shortly before the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt, Yussuf Poulsen suffered the next setback. He will not be available to HSV not only for the year's finale.

The club has just released the official diagnosis. According to this, the captain sustained an injury to his left ankle with syndesmosis involvement during training this morning. Although Poulsen, who twisted his ankle without external influence, does not need surgery, he will be unavailable to HSV for several weeks.

Even before the examinations at the Athleticum, coach Merlin Polzin announced at the press conference: “We just had to note an injury to Yussi during training, he twisted his ankle and will be missing this weekend and also in January.” He had originally planned to give Poulsen more playing time after two brief appearances as a substitute. Accordingly, it is “not a pleasant moment for him and for us.”

Poulsen missed half of the competitive matches

For the attacker who came from Leipzig, this marked the end of a somewhat unsatisfactory first half-year in Hamburg, just as it began – namely out of action. In mid-July, he moved to the Bundesliga returnee after twelve years at RB Leipzig, but missed the first test matches due to injury. As the season progressed, Poulsen's body repeatedly got in the way, so he only participated in nine out of 18 competitive matches and mostly did not go beyond brief appearances.

HSV, in turn, likely expected much more from the signing. However, the Dane, who was immediately appointed captain, could hardly make a sporting impact – apart from the celebrated 3-2 winning goal in the northern derby against Werder Bremen. Internally, he still enjoys the highest regard. “The experiences Yussi has gathered in his career are not only reflected in his playing minutes for us. It’s about the daily interaction, the daily leadership of the team. He plays an important role there,” emphasized Polzin at an earlier point in the season.

To achieve the major goal of staying in the league, HSV will likely be on the lookout for a striker during the January transfer window. Because with Poulsen, whose exact return date is unknown, reliable planning is not possible.

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