Goal drought continues! Do HSV need another striker? | OneFootball

Against Borussia Mönchengladbach, HSV showed a strong performance for long stretches. Only the decisive goal was missing.

The Hanseatic finishing problems are by no means a new phenomenon. Only 17 goals in 17 season games – three less than the expected goals value would suggest – underline the HSV dilemma in the opponent's penalty area.

In the home game against Gladbach, a total of 23 attempts and twelve shots on goal were not enough to secure three immensely important and actually well-deserved points. HSV fans were reminded for over 90 minutes of matches like against Union Berlin (0:0) or VfL Wolfsburg (0:1). There too, their team remained without a goal despite equally high-quality chances.

After two appearances, it can be noted: Winter Damion Downs is (still) not the guarantee to get HSV's scoring issues under control. Against Gladbach, the 21-year-old was significantly more involved in the game than in Freiburg. However, a success eluded him. Downs missed the best opportunity in the 58th minute when he headed a ball from close range into the arms of Borussia keeper Moritz Nicolas.

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HSV confident: "Enough quality is there"

But what is the conclusion from the latest missed opportunity festival? Would it be wise for HSV to bring another striker to Volkspark during the current transfer window alongside Downs?

"That's nonsense," stated Nicolai Remberg emphatically. "Enough quality is there, but we didn't score." For this reason, he could and would not sugarcoat everything, but the 25-year-old did not want to speak of a personnel problem.

Head coach Merlin Polzin struck a similar tone. "We will do our best to increase the likelihood of scoring goals. This involves good chances and the idea of how we want to play football going forward." If this plan succeeds, "the next goal will fall soon," assured Polzin.

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