After horror show: Polzin defends HSV defender! | OneFootball

Without exception, every HSV outfield player delivered a disappointing performance in the 0–4 defeat against VfB Stuttgart. Warmed Omari endured the bitterest evening of them all.

The 25-year-old, who made a flawless start to the season after his summer transfer from Stade Rennes, has so far been unable to rediscover his former stability following a long injury layoff. In Stuttgart, his dip in form now reached a temporary low point. Both Bild and kicker punished his display with the lowest possible rating: 6.

The sequence of events: Before the 0–2, Omari put his teammate Albert Grønbaek in trouble with a high-risk pass near his own penalty area. In amateur football, they’d call it a “hospital pass.” “That must not happen to you in the Bundesliga — giving the ball away like that when you’re in possession,” head coach Merlin Polzin also complained afterwards.

But it did not stop with that lapse. Ermedin Demirovic failed to capitalize on another dreadful misplaced pass just a few minutes later. Omari also conceded the penalty that Deniz Undav blasted well over the bar with the score at 0–3. He was additionally unfortunate when he deflected a long-range shot from Bilal El Khannouss into the net for 0–4.

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HSV do not want to “look critically at individuals”

Despite the criticism, however, Polzin avoided any form of public takedown. “We can only achieve our goal together. We will not look critically at individuals. We will support Warmed,” the 35-year-old made clear at the subsequent press conference. The player’s own attitude was especially important, he said: “He sets very high standards for himself.”

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However, Omari’s increasing mistakes in recent weeks have not gone unnoticed at HSV. Polzin also sees the reasons in his surroundings: “It’s the first time he has lived and played outside his home country.”

At the same time, the club still has complete faith in the Comoros international. HSV only exercised their purchase option in the winter and signed him on a long-term deal. Nevertheless, the pressure is mounting: with Nicolás Capaldo set to return, Omari is likely to start on the bench in the northern derby against Werder Bremen (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.).

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