“Time to deliver”: HSV player puts pressure on himself! | OneFootball

The high expectations that HSV had for the signing of Immanuel Pherai have not yet been met. But now the playmaker is on the attack!

As of summer 2023, he was considered a marquee signing: After a strong pre-season with nine goals and five assists, Immanuel Pherai joined the team at Volkspark. However, the 24-year-old has struggled with injuries over the past two years. As a result, he rarely found his desired rhythm. So far this calendar year, he has only clocked 154 minutes of play. "I need to finally deliver. I want to help HSV," the attacking midfielder made clear in a conversation with the Hamburger Abendblatt.

After the team's promotion, he wanted to finally get going, but a medial ligament tear stopped him on the first day of training. He had to take a break for several weeks, once again slowing his progress. "The moment was tough, I could hardly walk," he recalls. During this phase, he found support mainly from rehab coach Sebastian Capel.

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Pherai did not consider leaving HSV

The Surinamese national player never considered changing clubs despite everything. "My job at HSV is not done yet," emphasizes Pherai. Conversations with Director of Sport Claus Costa and coach Merlin Polzin gave him the confidence he needs. The fact that the club still signed two creative players from England in the summer, he takes sportingly: "Competition stimulates business. Maybe we can even play together."

But it's also clear: The patience of the fans is limited. His recurring absences and the long and especially strenuous international trips to the Caribbean are increasingly annoying to many HSV supporters.

However, Pherai spent the current international break in the Hanseatic city working on his comeback. "I was fit, could have theoretically flown to Suriname, but consciously decided against it," explains the right-footer. However, he plans to be back in action in October and November.

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