After HSV's poor start: what Polzin thinks of a new deal | OneFootball

A 0–5 loss to Mainz, zero points, and a 0–7 goal difference after two matchdays – HSV are buried deep at the bottom of the table after a start that has been anything but successful.

Even so, the club’s current sporting situation is not causing unrest for head coach Merlin Polzin. The 35-year-old is also staying calm when it comes to his expiring contract. Even before the heavy defeat against Mainz, it had already been reported that talks over continuing the partnership with Polzin and his coaching staff were in the final stretch. Since then, however, there have been no new developments. For the HSV coach, that apparently is no reason to be nervous.

“Nobody needs to worry about me, my thoughts, or anything else, because we’ve built something here over the last few years,” Polzin said ahead of the difficult away match at RB Leipzig (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.). His own future does not seem to be at the top of his list of priorities right now.

“Everything in its own time”: Polzin calms the mood around HSV

The final decision ultimately lies in the hands of Kathleen Krüger. She has been in office as the club’s new board member for sport since July 1. In recent weeks, the 41-year-old has been observing Polzin and his assistants closely. “She has quite rightly taken the time to get an impression of how we work as a coaching team and what has happened here over the last few years,” the coach explained. The talks with Krüger had been “very good talks.”

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Polzin did not, however, provide any concrete update on the contract extension. Instead, he emphasized how calm he remains. “No worries, no panic, no unrest,” said the coach, before adding: “Everything in its own time.”

In any case, the Hamburg native has plenty on his plate at the moment. After the 0–5 against Mainz, HSV are determined to pick up their first points of the season in Leipzig and show a response. The contract issue can wait for now. In any case, Polzin does not give the impression that the lack of a final decision is bothering him.

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