Relegation showdown in Wolfsburg: HSV star sets the tone! | OneFootball

HSV faces a real key match in the Bundesliga relegation battle on Saturday. Against second-to-last VfL Wolfsburg (3:30 p.m., Sky), the promoted team is fighting for extremely important points.

A returning player is set to play a central role: Miro Muheim returns to the starting eleven after serving a yellow card suspension and will, as usual, take up his position on the left flank. Muheim had to sit out for the first time this season in the 0:1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. “Watching from the sidelines is never nice. You always wish you could intervene, want to help. It wasn’t a pleasant game for me to watch because I would have liked to be on the pitch myself,” the 27-year-old is quoted as saying by Bild.

The match in Wolfsburg is of enormous importance. If Hamburg wins, their lead over their direct rival would grow to a whopping nine points. In the event of a defeat, however, the gap could shrink to just three points. Despite the tension, Muheim is confident that coach Merlin Polzin’s team will keep their composure. “We won’t get nervous. Of course, there’s tension. But it’s also a big opportunity that we want to take advantage of. But we don’t think about staying up every day. We do know, however, that we have to invest a lot to stay in the league. We do that every day and it does us good,” said Muheim.

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HSV also wants to impress for its fans!

After deserved home defeats against Leipzig and Leverkusen, coach Merlin Polzin gave his players a clear message. “That we definitely want to show up differently. Show more activity with and without the ball. That, in my opinion, is crucial. That’s what we’ve been missing in the last two games. And that we want to bring our many fans in Wolfsburg along with us with more energy,” revealed Muheim.

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Around 10,000 HSV supporters are expected at the Volkswagen Arena. “The vocal support of our fans is truly unique, and we want to put in a good performance there for them as well,” emphasized the defender.

Above all, one thing should be different this time compared to some of the season’s away games. “We want to be aggressive on the pitch from the first minute,” Muheim made clear. Because, as he admitted: “We had a few away games where we were not at all satisfied. In those matches, we didn’t implement what we wanted.”

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