HSV in Leipzig: 3 keys for the Red Shorts to get something from the match | OneFootball

After collecting seven points from three consecutive games, Hamburger SV heads to their away match in Leipzig with confidence. The Red Bulls have improved after initial problems and are slowly gaining momentum.

So, it’s a duel in which both teams will be looking to confirm their current form. HSV wants to at least take a point and really annoy Leipzig. And that is certainly possible.

However, a few things need to go right for that to happen. There are keys to causing Leipzig problems. These are surely also known to HSV’s coaching staff. But that doesn’t make implementation any easier.

HSV’s Keys to a Good Game Against RB Leipzig

The first point is clarity in the build-up play. Hamburger SV needs to approach things in a way that allows them to switch seamlessly between a flat build-up with a touch of creativity and then also pragmatism. Daring to build up from the back is definitely good. But at the same time, they should recognize when Leipzig pushes up and triggers their pressing. Then the ball needs to go far away. Because Leipzig’s pressing is impressive, and Hamburg needs to be careful here. Especially at the start of the season, this was an area where they were shaky.

The second point: Hamburg must close the gaps so that Leipzig’s pacey players neither have time to dribble forward nor can be sent deep into the channels. Compactness is absolutely essential. Leipzig needs to be challenged. Closing down the center is one thing, but at the same time, they must try to contain Leipzig’s wingers—above all, the incredibly fast Yan Diomande—so they don’t even get the chance to force a through ball. Their running paths must be cut off. Normally, this requires a lot of running from HSV themselves. But HSV is fit.

The third decisive factor lies in HSV’s own set pieces. Hamburg has the chance to pose a threat from dead-ball situations against any opponent. By nature, HSV players are not weak in aerial duels—just look at defender Vuskovic, for example—but also the substitutes like Robert Glatzel are always capable of winning an attacking aerial battle. Here, the attacking players are called upon. One-on-one duels must be sought out so that they also have the chance to create set-piece opportunities. If these three elements are observed, HSV’s chances will certainly increase significantly.

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