Knee issues since Cologne: the break will do this HSV star good | OneFootball

The international break comes at an inconvenient time for many Bundesliga clubs. At HSV, however, there are likely a few players who are not unhappy about the three-week interruption.

One of them is Terem Moffi. The striker will not be joining the Nigerian national team and will instead follow the Africa Cup qualifying match against Madagascar from afar. The reason: according to information from Bild, Moffi has been struggling with persistent knee problems that have been bothering him since the 2-1 win over 1. FC Köln.

It was already over for the 27-year-old at halftime. After the break, he was replaced by Yussuf Poulsen, who shortly afterwards made it 2-0 and played a decisive role in HSV’s first win of the season. Since then, Moffi has no longer been able to train regularly with the team. Instead, treatment and individual sessions have been on the agenda.

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For the forward, the break therefore comes at a good time in more ways than one. On the one hand, his troubled knee is getting the necessary time to recover. On the other, Moffi can continue to catch up physically. The goalscorer only joined HSV shortly before the start of competitive action and therefore had little opportunity to fully settle in at the Volkspark.

Moffi has not fully settled in at HSV yet

That the center-forward has not yet fully arrived was also evident on the pitch recently. Against Köln, Moffi had just five touches before being substituted. He also lost all three of his aerial duels. Overall, the new signing still does not look properly integrated and at times seems like a misfit in Hamburg’s attacking play.

At HSV, though, nobody is panicking because of that. The coaching staff and club management instead view the current situation as a normal process. After his late transfer, Moffi needs time to build up fitness, rhythm and understanding with his teammates. The international break is supposed to give him exactly that.

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