HSV takeaway after late-season surge: “Can match any team” | OneFootball

HSV are back! The club ended its first Bundesliga season in seven years with another small statement.

They may not have managed a win at Bayer Leverkusen on the final matchday, but the 1-1 draw away to the Champions League side once again underlined just how competitive Merlin Polzin’s team has become. The Rothosen’s strong finish to the season in particular gives plenty of hope and leaves fans wanting more.

In their last three matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen, HSV picked up an impressive seven points. All three teams were still battling for the international places at the time.

“A lot of people said we wouldn’t get anything from the last few games. Now we’ve taken seven points. I don’t think I need to say much more than that,” Nicolai Remberg said after the draw in Leverkusen in an interview with ARD. An unfortunate own goal by the 25-year-old had earlier handed the Werkself the equaliser. But that did nothing to change another strong performance.

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HSV celebrate a “really awesome season”

What is remarkable is not just the recent run. Overall, the Hanseatic side took points this season off six teams from the top eight. Their highly comfortable survival was therefore not secured solely through matches against direct rivals. HSV also proved to be a tough opponent to beat against technically strong teams with better individual quality. Remberg himself confirmed exactly that impression. “We can compete with any team,” he told NDR.

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Head coach Merlin Polzin agreed: “It’s a special ending to a special season. It was unbelievably fun. We had a team that was fully on board, we had fans who always supported us. That’s why it was a really awesome season.”

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