“Brilliant atmosphere” – Leipzig coach Werner raves about HSV fans! | OneFootball

On Sunday evening, RB Leipzig will play at the Volksparkstadion. Despite his many years at Werder, coach Ole Werner expresses his admiration for HSV.

Until the summer, he worked for SVW for almost four years in total. After Werner announced he would not be extending his contract, the separation was immediate. The 37-year-old joined RB Leipzig and has shaped a strong team with a good chance of returning to the Champions League. HSV coach Merlin Polzin therefore classified the next opponent as belonging to the “absolute top class of the Bundesliga.”

He was not swayed by the fact that Leipzig had won only three of their nine competitive matches in 2026 so far. Most recently, despite overwhelming dominance against Wolfsburg and a 2-0 lead against Dortmund, they only managed a 2-2 draw in both games. The playing approach was mostly right, which is why Werner demanded at the press conference that his team become more effective again in both penalty areas.

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Werner happy to return to HSV

He had some compliments for the opponent, who are unbeaten in six matches: “It won’t be easy, because HSV has also been very stable and hard to beat in recent weeks.” He indirectly praised Polzin’s work, saying the Hanseatic side are an opponent “who adapt a lot of things and are very flexible.” In addition, they can count on home advantage. At the Volksparkstadion, 19 of their 26 points so far have been earned.

Asked about the atmosphere, the usually reserved Werner said: “It’s an away game you look forward to, because it’s simply an awesome atmosphere and it’s cool that such a club is back in the Bundesliga. Together with Dortmund and Cologne, it’s probably the Bundesliga away game with the biggest crowd, where the emotions from the stands are carried onto the pitch.”

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However, Werner does not believe that Leipzig will be unsettled by the loud support of the Hamburg fans: “That’s something you enjoy or that’s why you do it in the end. So I don’t think anything will stand in our way.” In his view, it’s up to each player whether they let it become a factor “or ensure through their own performance that the stadium isn’t quite as loud as it usually is.”

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