"Not your average promoted side" – Poulsen impressed by HSV display | OneFootball

HSV suffered a narrow defeat at RB Leipzig. After the final whistle, Yussuf Poulsen was in an extremely positive mood, not only due to the reception from the home fans.

The Dane, as is well known, spent the past twelve seasons with yesterday's opponent and played an impressive 425 official matches, crowned with two triumphs in the DFB-Pokal. The Leipzig supporters honored his contributions with a choreography dedicated specifically to Yussuf Poulsen. "There aren't many of these moments in a career," he appreciatively noted after the game (via Bild).

Previously, HSV put on a strong performance but had to accept a 1-2 defeat. The Saxons, equipped with Champions League ambitions, had to worry about the victory until the last second. "I think many did not expect how it was in the last ten minutes: That Leipzig would just sit back with eleven men and clear the ball away. And that we were actually the superior team and pressing," noted Poulsen.

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Poulsen highly satisfied with performance

Accordingly, the forward, who was substituted in the 76th minute for the ineffective Ransford Königsdörffer, recognized a "very, very good performance from us. Just not so efficient." HSV is likely to shake off the defeat relatively quickly. They demonstrated that, with a performance at their limit, they can compete with all teams at Bundesliga level – except for the far ahead FC Bayern Munich.

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Poulsen saw it similarly, returning to the field after about seven weeks of injury absence: "That you can see the development so quickly, that we play on the same level as Leipzig for 90 minutes, that's not normal for a promoted team. That's a very, very strong sign." Therefore, the Hanseatics can certainly reckon with good chances of securing their third consecutive home win with a similarly strong performance against VfL Wolfsburg, who have not really found their footing this season.

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