Polzin confirms: Vuskovic also out for HSV against Hoffenheim! | OneFootball

After just one win from their last nine matches, HSV urgently need more points in the battle to stay up.

Ideally, they want to get something on the board as early as Saturday (6:30 p.m., Sky) against TSG Hoffenheim in order to keep their lead over 16th place steady or even extend it. FC St. Pauli currently occupy that spot. However, the signs ahead of the match against the Champions League hopefuls from Kraichgau could be better.

Because in the worst-case scenario, as many as seven players could be missing! Head coach Merlin Polzin will definitely have to do without Philip Otele, who is suspended after his red card. Whether the Nigerian will miss one or even two matches will be decided on Friday before the sports court at the DFB campus in Frankfurt. HSV have appealed the two-match ban.

On Tuesday, the Rothosen also announced that Miro Muheim's season is over. The Swiss player suffered an anterior syndesmosis injury in his right ankle and could even miss the World Cup.

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Three HSV players can still hope, Vuskovic and Poulsen are out

At the matchday press conference on Thursday, Polzin also confirmed two more absences. “Yussuf Poulsen and Luka Vuskovic are also unavailable,” explained the 35-year-old, making official what had already become apparent in recent days.

Vuskovic suffered a knee bruise in training around two and a half weeks ago and missed the following matches against VfB Stuttgart (0:4) and Werder Bremen (1:3). The clash with Hoffenheim has also come too soon for him. The same applies to Poulsen, who is currently still dealing with the effects of a thigh injury but wants to play a part again before the end of the season.

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HSV fans can still hope to see three players who were recently carrying knocks. Sambi Lokonga, Jean-Luc Dompé and Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit could at least feature in the role of substitutes. “We’ll have to see whether they’re ready for the squad this weekend,” said Polzin.

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