Vuskovic eager for HSV return: “We need to rein him in a bit” | OneFootball

The countdown is on: next Tuesday, Mario Vuskovic will be back on the training pitch with his HSV teammates for the first time in almost four years.

Head coach Merlin Polzin has now provided further insight into the center-back’s long-awaited comeback. As had already emerged in recent days, the Croatian’s first session will not take place on a regular training ground. Instead, HSV will move Tuesday’s 3 p.m. session to the Volksparkstadion to give as many fans as possible the chance to be there for this special moment.

“We’re trying to give him a very appreciative moment on Tuesday,” Polzin explained at the press conference ahead of the tough away match at RB Leipzig (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.). At the same time, however, it is also about “not putting the issue too much in the spotlight,” said the HSV coach. “That’s just the kind of person he is.” Vuskovic himself is above all looking forward to finally being part of the team’s daily routine again and being “back in the dressing room.”

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Recent comments from rehab coach Sebastian Capel had already suggested that the 24-year-old could be physically ready for his return. Speaking to the Hamburger Abendblatt, he said he was convinced that Vuskovic would “return in top condition” and pointed to the intensive work of recent years. Polzin also confirmed that the defender gives him the impression of being “very fit and dynamic.”

HSV do not want to rush anything with Vuskovic

Despite all the excitement, those in charge do not want to rush anything. After all, Vuskovic has not taken part in any official team training for almost four years. Accordingly, a detailed workload plan has been drawn up to ease the fan favorite back into everyday professional life step by step.

Polzin described just how eager the defender is to return with a clearly visible grin. “He can hardly wait,” the coach revealed. That is why they even have to be careful to rein in the crowd favorite’s ambition: “He’ll be raring to go — we’ll probably have to hold him back a little.”

It will still be until mid-November before Vuskovic is allowed to play in competitive matches again. But for many HSV fans, his training comeback on Tuesday is likely to be a very special first highlight.

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