Young guns at the Volkspark: HSV talents at their best in years! | OneFootball

When HSV set off for their training camp in Herzogenaurach on Monday, several players from the club’s own academy were once again part of the group.

The positive takeaway: This has absolutely nothing to do with coincidence or the still unfinished squad planning. Instead, the young Rothosen have made an excellent impression during the summer preparations, which have now been going on for around a month. As a result, no fewer than four juniors — Louis Lemke, Thierry Sedlatschek, Elias Lahti and Jason Bissi-Mouelle — are part of HSV’s third and final training camp. Added to them are Otto Stange and Shafiq Nadja, both also homegrown talents and still in their teens.

Stange and Nandja are also the two who probably have the best chances of earning regular Bundesliga appearances next season. Fan favorite Stange is the newly crowned top scorer of the U19 European Championship and will battle Patson Daka and Yussuf Poulsen for playing time up front. Another striker could also still arrive. Nandja, meanwhile, is ready as backup for the Hanseatic side’s back three. The 1.95-meter giant is in strong form and impressed especially in the friendly against Everton FC (1:2).

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Stange certain: HSV have “really good quality”

But what about Lemke, Sedlatschek and Bissi-Mouelle? While the latter two are likely to appear in the senior squad only in absolute exceptional cases for now, Lemke has a real chance of going into the season as the nominal backup to first-choice left-back Miro Muheim. HSV may well forgo new signings for both wing-back positions and instead bring in “only” one player for the right side who could fill in on the left if needed. The final word on that, however, has not yet been spoken.

Either way, 16-year-old Lemke is one of the big winners of HSV’s preparations so far. Against Everton, the teenager stood out above all with brave and dynamic attacking runs. “Louis is doing really well. Very composed for his age, he makes few mistakes,” said Stange, who is two and a half years older, after the match, before adding with regard to the other youngsters in the squad: “We have really good quality.” The only open question is how soon HSV will be able to benefit from that quality in the Bundesliga.

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