In Dompé’s shadow? HSV youngster eyes breakthrough season! | OneFootball

After half a year of getting used to, Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit wants to really take off in his second HSV season. The signs for this could not be worse.

Last winter, HSV spent a whopping 2.8 million euros on Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit. The Norwegian youngster, who also attracted interest from AC Milan, was brought in as a promise for the future and less as immediate help. So, it surprised no one in the Volkspark that the 18-year-old only collected a meager nine minutes of playing time in the previous second half of the season.

What enormous potential lies in Røssing-Lelesiit was recognized at the latest in the summer at the U19 European Championship, when the Hamburg player virtually single-handedly carried the offense of his home country and almost ensured a semifinal spot with one goal and two assists.

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HSV talent makes you want more

The plan: similar performances are expected from the teenager in the future, also in the jersey of the Red Shorts. Røssing-Lelesiit has been carefully introduced to the game and training intensity in Germany over the past few weeks and months and is expected to take the next step in development this season.

Merlin Polzin therefore seeks conversation with his talent surprisingly often in training. According to a Bild report, the coach has a great desire to work with Røssing-Lelesiit and develop him further.

The winger has already indicated noticeable progress in his (short) test match appearances against Sturm Graz (1:2) and Olympique Lyon (0:4). Røssing-Lelesiit has become noticeably more physical and does not shy away from duels with physically superior and experienced full-backs. The one or two won dribblings definitely make you want more.

However, one should not assume that the right-footed player will be used regularly over long periods of the game from now on. With Jean-Luc Dompé, Røssing-Lelesiit has to line up behind perhaps the most talented player in the entire squad on his position. And yet: the Scandinavian should have quickly cracked the nine-minute mark from the previous season – perhaps even as early as the 1st matchday against Borussia Mönchengladbach! 📆

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