Will it be enough for Hoffenheim? Dompé’s involvement remains in doubt! | OneFootball

The personnel situation on the left wing of HSV is becoming increasingly critical. During the away game in Sinsheim, Jean-Luc Dompé might be absent.

Does Hamburger SV have to do without one of its biggest assets against TSG Hoffenheim (Saturday, 3:30 PM)? Since the summer preparation, the 30-year-old has been struggling with persistent Achilles tendon problems, sometimes playing only in pain. A situation that is increasingly worrying coach Merlin Polzin.

"This is anything but pleasant," emphasized the coach, who, along with the medical department, is working intensively on a solution, during the press conference on Thursday before departing for Kraichgau.

Dompé is repeatedly taken out of team training, and alternative treatment methods are being used to alleviate the discomfort. This week, the Frenchman trained individually in the gym on Wednesday and Thursday, while the rest of the team was on the field. This leaves him with only the final training session on Friday before the flight to the southwest to test his readiness to play.

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Polzin on Dompé: "I hope he will be there"

The question remains: Is that enough for Hoffenheim? Polzin is cautiously optimistic. "I hope he will be there," said the 35-year-old, pointing to Dompé's enormous sporting significance. Despite the pain, the winger once again showed against Werder Bremen (3:2) how valuable he is to the team. With speed, dribbling, and precise crosses, he repeatedly posed significant problems for the Werder defense and was crucial to the 3:2 victory despite not being directly involved in the goals.

In the long term, Polzin is confident that the offensive player will overcome his Achilles tendon problems. With injuries of this kind, it is not unusual "to have to go beyond a certain pain threshold" to achieve sustainable improvement. By the beginning of the year at the latest, Dompé should be completely pain-free again.

If he actually misses the game against Hoffenheim, he is likely to be replaced by Fabio Baldé. Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit is also still out with a minor muscle fiber tear.

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