Bad luck goes on: HSV star likely out against Köln too! | OneFootball

HSV’s worries are not getting any smaller. After the horror start with zero points and a 0:12 goal difference, another setback is looming ahead of the pivotal home game against 1. FC Köln.

According to information from Bild, defensive leader Sebastiaan Bornauw will likely also be unavailable next Saturday (3:30 p.m.). The center-back is still struggling with muscular problems and is therefore also expected to miss the match against the Cologne side.

For coach Merlin Polzin, this is particularly bitter news. After all, HSV’s defense has recently shown enormous problems. In both the 0:5 against Mainz and the 0:5 in Leipzig, the Hamburg side made individual mistakes and showed glaring coordination issues. The result is a whopping twelve goals conceded – more than ever before at this stage of a season.

Without Bornauw, Polzin has only a few options left at center-back. In Leipzig, the coach relied on Jordan Torunarigha, Nicolás Capaldo, and youth talent Shafiq Nandja. Warmed Omari also made his comeback after several weeks out injured. However, the quartet was disappointing across the board.

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HSV alternatives are few and far between

That is understandable to some extent: Omari in particular is likely to need time after his shoulder injury. Nandja made his first Bundesliga start and had to pay plenty of dues. The poor form of Capaldo and Torunarigha, on the other hand, is carrying much more weight.

In theory, Polzin could respond with a creative solution and pull captain Nicolai Remberg back from midfield into central defense. The 26-year-old already filled in there last season. New signing Kofi Amoako would also be an alternative, but the former Dresden player was recently out sick and is still waiting for his first competitive minute in an HSV shirt. There is therefore a lot to suggest that Polzin will once again rely on the available personnel against Köln.

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