Ahead of a busy week: Polzin hints at rotation for HSV! | OneFootball

HSV faces intense days ahead. With the home game against RB Leipzig on Sunday evening, the Rothosen start an English week.

Head coach Merlin Polzin made it clear at the press conference that personnel adjustments will be unavoidable. The HSV coach announced a targeted rotation without losing focus on the upcoming game.

Personnel-wise, Polzin can almost draw from a full squad. Only Albert Grönbaek and Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit remain injured. “The rest of the players are eager and ready for the game on Sunday,” explained the 35-year-old, emphasizing once again the currently good competitive situation within the squad.

Against Leipzig, however, Polzin expects a maximum challenge. The fifth-placed team belongs “to the absolute top class in the Bundesliga,” stressed the native Hamburger. “It will be a very intense game because we are facing a team that has a lot of speed and excellent individual players. It starts at the back and continues to the front.”

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HSV wants to “find smart solutions”

Despite the demanding opponent, HSV wants to extend its strong home series. The last time a match was lost at the Volksparkstadion was at the end of October against VfL Wolfsburg (0:1). The first encounter with RB, when the promoted team narrowly lost 1:2 despite a strong performance, serves as an important reminder. “We want to not only show a good game again on Sunday but achieve a better result,” said Polzin.

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Looking ahead to the upcoming English week with matches against Leverkusen and Wolfsburg, the coach is already thinking further. However, he doesn’t want to hear complaints about the tight schedule. “I don’t believe in whining about how the games are scheduled. We are grateful to be in the Bundesliga,” Polzin made clear. His credo is: “We will have to find smart solutions. There is nothing better than being able to rotate.”

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