Despite cup exit, a glimmer of hope: Peretz speaks on HSV future! | OneFootball

Despite being eliminated by Holstein Kiel, Daniel Peretz delivered a strong performance in his second appearance for HSV. The Israeli was repeatedly on hand with impressive saves.

From HSV’s perspective, one of the few positive stories on a long and ultimately unsuccessful cup night was the performance of Daniel Peretz. The 25-year-old keeper was allowed to play his second competitive match for Hamburg in the round of 16 against Holstein Kiel, and he managed to impress almost completely.

First, he shone with two brilliant saves during regular time, and later he made a spectacular stop against Marko Ivezic in the penalty shootout. But since Miro Muheim and Aboubaka Soumahoro missed their penalties, even these moments did not help. “I enjoyed the game and worked hard for this moment. But I would have been happier if I’d had little to do and we had advanced,” Peretz explained after the match.

For the Israeli, the elimination was doubly frustrating. Both of his previous HSV appearances had come in the cup, a competition that had so far guaranteed him playing time. But the Hanseatic knockout journey is over for this season. “Of course, that’s unfortunate, but that’s football, that’s the cup. It’s tough,” Peretz admitted.

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Just as intriguing as his performance, however, was what the evening revealed about his future. Recently, there had been repeated speculation that Peretz was planning to end his loan early in winter due to a lack of playing time. At the same time, in a recent interview with Sport Bild, he had given the impression that he would definitely stay until the end of the season.

He now indirectly dismissed both: “Now is not the moment for these thoughts. I can’t answer the question yet.” Only one thing Peretz made clearer than ever after the emotional cup night: “Today I realized how much I enjoy football. I know that I absolutely want to play, it’s in my blood.” Whether this will be at HSV in the future, however, remains as open as ever.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.