“Day was awful”: HSV keen to move on from Stuttgart humiliation! | OneFootball

The clear 0-4 defeat at VfB Stuttgart left its mark on HSV. Nevertheless, coach Merlin Polzin immediately turned his focus to what lies ahead.

“We acknowledge that Stuttgart were clearly the better side. We made too little of the chances we had,” Polzin said matter-of-factly in his assessment of the match on DAZN. In fact, HSV showed major problems for long stretches against the Swabians’ dominance on the ball and, in the end, were still well served by the final score.

However, the coach deliberately avoided sounding the alarm. “That’s not a big problem either, because we accept it,” Polzin explained, pointing to his team’s development: “We know that our process doesn’t always go steeply upward, and that there are also days like today.”

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Apparently, the 35-year-old used clearer words with his team. He said he told his players “that today went to hell and that we can’t compete with VfB at this level,” according to Polzin. This clear message was tied to the expectation of drawing the right conclusions quickly.

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Despite the heavy defeat, HSV still see themselves on a stable path. “We want to focus on the things that got us to where we are right now,” Polzin emphasized. Twelfth place in the table, with a six-point cushion still intact over the relegation playoff spot, serves as a point of reference, even though that lead has recently shrunk.

There is not much time left to dwell on it anyway. As early as next weekend (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), a crucial match at the bottom of the table awaits in the Northern derby against Werder Bremen. And with it, the chance for an immediate response after one of the weakest performances of the season.

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