Meffert raves: "Our coach prepares us perfectly for every match" | OneFootball

Jonas Meffert was always a regular during Hamburger SV’s years in the 2. Bundesliga. Currently he only serves as a squad player, but still speaks in the highest terms about the coaching staff.

Since his arrival from Kiel in the summer of 2021, the central midfielder has played in 126 of 136 second-division matches for HSV, coming off the bench only once. This season, Meffert has managed just 77 minutes across six Bundesliga games. Even in the recent 4–0 win over Mainz, he only stepped onto the pitch once the match was already decided.

Players like Nicolai Remberg, Nicolás Capaldo, and Albert Sambi Lokonga have surpassed the long-time key performer since their arrivals. “We’ve added a lot of quality, which was necessary after promotion,” Meffert, newly appointed vice-captain again, openly admitted. “Of course there are days when it’s easier and days when it’s harder to accept this new role.”

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Ultimately, however, it’s “always about the team’s success, that comes above everything and we give our all for it,” emphasized Meffert, whose contract expires at the end of the season. Although promotion coach Merlin Polzin took his starting spot, the 31-year-old found only words of praise for his superiors: “The coaches not only prepare us perfectly for every match and every opponent, but they also have a special feel for how to bring a team together and help it grow.”

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The task was by no means easy. HSV had to integrate a dozen new signings—some arriving very late. The development has progressed faster than many observers expected. “We’re growing together more and more as a team, and you can see that on the pitch,” said team player Meffert. Next weekend, HSV aims to cause problems for a Bundesliga top side for the first time this season with RB Leipzig.

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