HSV to defy slump: ‘we’re incredibly united’ | OneFootball

After just three matchdays, HSV are already in a full-blown crisis. Against RB Leipzig, they suffered their second straight 0–5 thrashing.

The current situation: with zero points, zero goals scored, and twelve conceded, the Rothosen are still rooted to the bottom of the table. Never before have HSV started a season this badly. As a result, the initial sense of optimism around the Volkspark has given way to a very real crisis mood.

“These results are sobering. Even if the way we played looked better than it did last week, it is a sobering afternoon for us,” sporting director Claus Costa said emphatically afterwards on DAZN. “This is not at all how we imagined it.”

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As early as the upcoming home match against 1. FC Köln (19 September, 3:30 p.m.), the team must “show a completely different face,” demanded the 41-year-old. In fact, the match against the Billy Goats could already become the first defining game of the season. Before the following three-week international break, HSV urgently need a positive result — otherwise things could become really uncomfortable.

HSV emphasizes unity within the team

Head coach Merlin Polzin knows that too. Even so, the 35-year-old did not want to paint everything in a negative light. “I told the boys before the game that it was very important to show a different face,” the coach explained. That was exactly what he saw, even if a 0–5 defeat obviously feels “shitty.” He had already assured his team in the dressing room: “We’re sticking firmly together.”

Goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes struck a similar tone. “We all have to take responsibility for this result,” he demanded. They need to “stay clear-headed and stick together,” because “no one else is going to help us.”

Whether those appeals will have any effect remains to be seen. In just six days, HSV fans will get an initial answer to that question after the pivotal clash with Köln.

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