Double blow: HSV without two stars against Lille! | OneFootball

HSV will have to do without two professionals in the tough test against French top club OSC Lille. Both Fabio Baldé and Bilal Nadir will miss the penultimate dress rehearsal of the summer.

Baldé’s situation in particular continues to cause headaches in Hamburg. The 21-year-old was once again unable to train with the team during the training camp in Herzogenaurach and instead completed individual sessions. While his teammates significantly increased their workload in recent days, Baldé remained largely sidelined due to health issues. As a result, the winger has now fallen considerably behind.

As recently as the start of the week, Polzin had hoped Baldé could rejoin team training at short notice. But that did not happen. Even on the final day of training before departure for the friendly against Lille, the attacker trained separately from the rest of the group. Assistant coach Loic Favé made it clear that the club is deliberately proceeding cautiously with Baldé. Based on past experience, they have learned not to increase the workload too quickly in order to avoid further setbacks.

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HSV: Nadir out, Pherai close to return

The situation is somewhat more positive for Immanuel Pherai. After recently complaining of hip problems, the playmaker was at least able to take part in parts of team training again and is therefore likely to be reintegrated more quickly. Even so, the following still applies: if a suitable offer comes in, Pherai may leave HSV.

Alongside Baldé, new signing Bilal Nadir will also miss the match against Lille. The midfielder, who made his debut in the last friendly against Everton FC (1:2), is to be carefully eased into the high intensity of training and matches, in the view of the coaching staff. The reason: before Nadir was signed around two weeks ago, he had not taken part in any organized team training because his contract with Olympique Marseille had expired on July 1. The other HSV stars therefore have almost three weeks of grueling work on him.

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