"Brilliant experience": How HSV fired themselves up for the derby win | OneFootball

It was a derby that HSV not only wanted to win, but to feel. The 3-2 victory against Werder Bremen was no ordinary Bundesliga win.

Throughout the entire week, coach Merlin Polzin and his team repeatedly reached deep into their emotional bag of tricks.

The decisive moment occurred even before entering the Volksparkstadion. When the team bus stopped on Uwe-Seeler-Allee, the call suddenly came: Everyone out! The team manager and coach had decided that the last few meters would be covered on foot.

Through a loud guard of honor, clouds of smoke, and an unbridled fire from the fans, the players made their way. “That gave us a huge boost of energy. Awesome experience,” enthused defender Miro Muheim. Nicolai Remberg was also impressed: “Walking through that gives you extra energy. Everyone loved it.”

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HSV Used Poster Provocation to Their Advantage

But even before that, Polzin had stirred up major derby anticipation among his players. Club icon and legendary bus driver Miro Zadach gave, according to a Bild report, an emotional speech, describing the significance of the North Derby. Especially for a team in which only Bakery Jatta had previously played a Bundesliga match against Werder, this measure proved to be worth its weight in gold. In addition, HSV used the provocative poster campaign by the Bremen fans, which was hung up in the locker room as extra motivation.

On the pitch, the impact of these measures was clear: 60 percent of duels won, intense pressing, and a tangible belief in their own plan. Even setbacks like the 0-1 or the 2-2 didn’t throw the team off course. Instead, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Luka Vuskovic, and captain Yussuf Poulsen forced a well-deserved derby win.

After the final whistle, Remberg summed it up perfectly in his DAZN interview. “I’m so exhausted. Unbelievable,” said the midfielder, surely speaking from the heart of every HSV fan.

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