Is it enough for Wolfsburg? Thriller over HSV’s masked man Gocholeishvilli | OneFootball

One day before the match against VfL Wolfsburg, HSV is still anxiously waiting on Giorgi Gocholeishvilli. On Friday, the Georgian trained fully with a mask for the first time.

At Volkspark, ahead of the home game against VfL Wolfsburg (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), everything revolves around one question: Will it be enough for the masked man Giorgi Gocholeishvilli? The right-back is fighting for a place in the lineup after his broken nose, turning his fitness battle into a real thriller.

During the final training session on Friday, Gocholeishvilli was the most-watched player on the pitch. With a specially made carbon mask, he tested whether he could play with the new aid. As Bild reports, the Georgian even took off the protection during light exercises, but when things got serious in the training match, the mask was back on.

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Selke’s Advice to Gocholeishvilli

The club doctors clearly advise against playing without the mask. The reason: the risk is simply too great. Nevertheless, the defender wants to leave no stone unturned to help his team in the crucial duel against struggling Wolfsburg. The coach and medical staff therefore want to make the final decision on match day. If the Georgian is not 100 percent fit to play, as was the case against RB Leipzig (1:2), the young Frenchman William Mikelbrencis will likely be in the starting lineup.

Meanwhile, Gocholeishvilli is receiving support from afar from former HSV striker Davie Selke. He remembers his own mask phase after a cheekbone fracture at the start of last season’s second half. “At first, it was terrible. Only when everything fit perfectly did things go well again,” Selke told Bild.

His message is clear: “Only if he feels 100 percent comfortable with the thing can he deliver his top performance on the pitch. If not, he shouldn’t do it.”

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