No fear of the stars: Stange wants to prove himself at HSV | OneFootball

The competition in HSV’s attack has definitely been lower before. With Fabio Vieira, Terem Moffi, Patson Daka, and Martin Adeline, the Hamburg club signed several highly talented new arrivals this summer.

The battle for playing time has now reached a new dimension. This personnel case shows that as much as anything: Rayan Philippe jumped ship on Deadline Day and joined newly promoted Bundesliga side SC Paderborn on loan. The Frenchman had played regularly in preseason and drawn attention with good performances.

Like Philippe, Otto Stange also impressed this summer. However, another loan move was never an option for the homegrown player. Stange is expected to gradually receive more playing time at HSV and take on a key role in the long term. In the Bundesliga opener at Borussia Dortmund, the forward was already given 23 minutes. He could well get at least that many again this weekend against 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.).

Stange dreams of his first Bundesliga goal for HSV

The Hamburg-born striker himself is taking the newly intensified competition in stride. “Testing myself against such great players and training every day only makes me better,” Stange explained to Bild. He said he has no fear of the high-profile new signings. “In the end, it’s up to me to make the most of the minutes I get. That doesn’t scare me. I just have to stay patient.”

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Patience is a key word anyway for the joint top scorer at the last U19 European Championship. His big goal remains his first Bundesliga goal. “My desire to score in the top flight is huge,” said Stange. But he does not feel any pressure because of it: “I’m still not putting myself under stress, I’m trying to play my game, and I’m patiently waiting for my chances.”

And when the ball finally hits the net for the first time? The HSV striker has already planned his celebration. “Then I’ll do the ‘surfer,’” Stange announced. The fans at the Volkspark would love to experience that moment in just a few days’ time.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.