Grønbaek blow: will this HSV star suddenly play as No 10? | OneFootball

Who will replace Albert Grønbaek? That is likely the question HSV coach Merlin Polzin will be preoccupied with more than anything else in the coming days.

The Dane will be out for several weeks due to a torn muscle fiber in his right thigh. That means the Rothosen are losing their most in-form attacking player so far. The obvious solution would be to replace Grønbaek’s goal threat like for like. But Hamburger Abendblatt has floated a surprising alternative: Miro Muheim could move from the left flank into one of the two half-space attacking midfield roles.

On paper at least, the Swiss international would be well suited to the role. Muheim is undoubtedly one of the best passers in the HSV squad and could use his qualities in build-up play in a much more advanced role. Added to that are his strengths from set pieces and long-range shots. At the same time, however, HSV would lose some of their goal threat and dynamism on the left side.

HSV: Will Muheim benefit from Grønbaek’s absence?

Even so, such a solution would also be interesting because Muheim recently lost his starting spot on the left side of defense. In the first two competitive matches of the season, youngster Louis Lemke started there, before deadline-day signing David Möller Wolfe took over. Grønbaek’s absence could now open up a new opportunity for the Swiss to return to the starting eleven.

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Bild, meanwhile, expects a different battle for the vacant spot. According to the report, it will likely come down to a duel between Otto Stange and Martin Adeline. The 19-year-old Stange has the necessary goal threat for the role. Adeline, meanwhile, is in principle a good fit for Polzin’s system as a hard-running and versatile midfielder, but since his summer move he has yet to truly settle in Hamburg.

The positive news: Polzin still has almost two weeks to find the right solution. A first indication could come in the friendly against FC Copenhagen on October 4. By then at the latest, it should become clearer who could take over Grønbaek’s role against TSG Hoffenheim (October 10) and VfB Stuttgart (October 17).

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