HSV frustrated after penalty chaos: "We need to be smarter" | OneFootball

The frustration of HSV was immense after the away game at Borussia Dortmund. The Red Shorts missed the big chance for a definitive breakthrough in the lower part of the table.

HSV led somewhat confidently with 2-0 for 72 minutes before the game completely turned due to a series of costly mistakes. In the end, it was a bitter 2-3 defeat. This led to the realization that they had mainly defeated themselves.

The focus of the analysis is on an extraordinary penalty chaos. The Hamburg team caused a total of three penalties. "Too many," summed up midfielder Nicolai Remberg. Coach Merlin Polzin also had clear words: "With three conceded penalties, it's hard to compete in the Bundesliga, especially against a top team like Borussia Dortmund."

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HSV wants to work on "small details"

Particularly annoying from HSV's perspective: None of the scenes arose from acute goal danger. Instead, it was reckless actions that brought the opponent back into the game. Remberg therefore called for more composure: "The ball can always bounce off the hand, but we need to act more cleverly."

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Polzin announced that they would focus exactly on this. "Nevertheless, we have to learn from these situations," emphasized the coach, pointing out that the team has already stabilized in many areas. "Now it's the small details that we need to continue working on." This mainly refers to behavior in their own penalty area, which, despite an overall very stable defense, repeatedly caused point losses.

Nine penalties conceded this season speak volumes. Only VfL Wolfsburg (eleven) acted more recklessly in their own box. "That's too much to be successful," Polzin made clear. The team received support from sporting director Claus Costa, who, despite the mistakes, emphasized: "Of course, we didn't act cleverly." Nevertheless, he did not want to "let anything come against any of the guys."

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