"Is an option": Glatzel set for first Bundesliga start? | OneFootball

So far this season, Robert Glatzel has only been on the pitch for a measly 89 minutes. However, he is an option for the starting line-up against Heidenheim.

Before the home game of Hamburger SV against 1. FC Heidenheim (20.09, 3:30 pm), one name comes to the fore that has recently been strangely quiet: Robert Glatzel. The 31-year-old could make his first start in the Bundesliga against the bottom of the table team from Ostalb. At least, head coach Merlin Polzin is thinking aloud about it.

The trigger is the tense personnel situation in the attack. Captain Yussuf Poulsen is out with thigh problems, and Ransford Königsdörffer is not in top form after his failed Nice transfer. This opens a door for Glatzel, who has impressed in the 2nd Bundesliga for years. However, the veteran is still waiting for his breakthrough in the top flight.

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Polzin praises "diligent" Glatzel

Polzin explained at the final press conference that the style of play against Heidenheim could change. While HSV primarily sought its salvation against the ball in the first matchdays, higher shares of the game and physical dominance in the penalty area could now be in demand. Attributes that exactly correspond to Glatzel's strengths. "Bobby has presence," says the coach, "that's why it's a thought."

The goal scorer himself has taken on his new role as striker number three very professionally. "He is very diligent and has made progress," praises Polzin his protégé, who is still part of the leadership group and as one of the longest-serving professionals is one of the speakers in the dressing room.

And recently there were also sporting glimmers of hope: In the test against Hanover, Glatzel scored from the spot and showed himself as a target, in the 0:5 in Munich he collected his first notable minutes in the Bundesliga. Now the next step could follow: A place in the starting line-up! Against his former club from Swabia and in a game that seems tailor-made for his qualities, Glatzel could get the chance to prove his goal-scoring qualities again.

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