‘Shit day’ and ‘huge fury’: HSV suffer horror afternoon in Bremen! | OneFootball

HSV endured an afternoon to forget in the northern derby at Werder Bremen. The 1–3 defeat carried more weight than just three dropped points.

Instead, it exposed the growing problems of a newly promoted side that had seemed almost safe, but now suddenly finds itself right back in the middle of the relegation battle. The derby defeat sent HSV down to 13th place, leaving them only five points above the relegation playoff spot. That spot is currently occupied by city rivals FC St. Pauli.

“It was a shitty day for us!” coach Merlin Polzin summed up the mood in an interview with Sky. Without injured key players Luka Vuskovic and Sambi Lokonga, HSV was clearly lacking stability and control. On top of that, left-back Miro Muheim picked up an injury, while Philip Otele was sent off with a straight red card. Both players are likely to be unavailable to HSV, at least in the near future.

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HSV caught between referee frustration and self-criticism

Accordingly, the anger ran deep. “Today, every one of us has to feel bad,” midfielder Nicolai Remberg said after the final whistle. Polzin even spoke of a team carrying “a great deal of anger inside.” However, that anger was directed not only at referee Florian Exner, whose decisions sparked debate, but also at their own performance. Remberg himself made it clear: “It’s not fair to blame the referee for that.”

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Instead, the 25-year-old put the focus on the team’s recurring lack of discipline. With nine dismissals so far, HSV are clearly the Bundesliga’s top bad boys. “I don’t understand how you can get so many red cards,” Remberg fumed, speaking of a “lack of cleverness” and “simply stupid” behavior — behavior that could prove costly for the Rothosen in the coming weeks.

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