“A cool situation”: Polzin gives extra praise to HSV staff | OneFootball

After some injury concerns in recent weeks, HSV can almost draw from a full squad against VfL Wolfsburg. This situation earns Merlin Polzin an extra compliment.

Before the home game against VfL Wolfsburg (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), HSV head coach Merlin Polzin spoke with visible satisfaction at the press conference on Thursday about the current personnel situation at the newly promoted Bundesliga club. He had particularly warm words for the club’s medical and athletic staff.

“With the exception of Warmed Omari, we currently have all players available. That’s not normal,” Polzin emphasized. “There is really good work being done there.” The coach explicitly highlighted that those responsible in the medical department have ensured in recent weeks that the players’ workload management, recovery, and fitness have remained at a consistently high level. This has been partly responsible for the team’s recent sporting upswing.

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HSV facing “difficult but pleasant personnel decisions”

The entire staff’s good instincts are also evident in training management at the moment. Players like Fabio Vieira have been able to gradually increase their workload after injury breaks and are returning to the squad step by step. Minor knocks, such as those recently suffered by Giorgi Gocholeishvili or Aboubaka Soumahoro, are also being treated “with the necessary care,” according to Polzin. A decision about whether mask-wearer Gocholeishvili will play this weekend is expected to be made at short notice.

And yet: Polzin can almost draw from a full squad and is therefore facing “difficult but pleasant” personnel decisions. “It’s a cool situation,” said the 34-year-old. Especially in central midfield, there is now healthy competition, which is having a visible impact on HSV’s competitiveness.

Not least because of this positive starting position, Polzin is looking optimistically at the northern duel against the struggling Wolfsburg team: “We know that we’ll need a top performance again. But with this energy in the team and in the stadium, anything is possible.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.