"Playing brilliant football" – Leipzig matchwinner full of praise for HSV | OneFootball

Until the last second, HSV had the chance to take points in their away game at RB Leipzig. In the end, they were narrowly beaten, but still left an impression.

Apart from the result, Merlin Polzin was very satisfied with his team’s performance: “We didn’t achieve our result objective today, and at the same time there’s the substantive view of the game. You could see that we took the next step in our process again today. It was an all-around very successful display that shows us we can compete in this league—regardless of the opponent—when we reach our maximum.”

Leipzig coach Ole Werner was not particularly surprised by the strong opponent. “HSV did it as expected very, very well,” he said in his characteristically matter-of-fact manner at the press conference, and lamented his team, which especially after going 2–1 up hardly found any relief. The huge Hamburg chances, however, failed to materialize despite the heavy pressure in the closing stages, so the third-placed side recorded a hard-fought win.

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HSV receives high praise from Baumgartner

Christoph Baumgartner, who decided the match with his brace, was ultimately extremely relieved to have secured his fifth win of the season: “At the end of the day I don’t give a damn, the three points are what count. Whether it’s deserved or not, others have to answer that.” It didn’t feel self-evident to him. The Austrian international faced strong resistance (via Mopo): “HSV did really well, truly a big compliment.”

He continued: “They’re not the classic promoted side, but play really awesome football. It’s uncomfortable to press them because they’re very active.” The compliments from the opposition once again underscore that Hamburg’s development continues to move in a positive direction. In every match since the drubbing at FC Bayern (0–5), the team has operated at least on equal terms with their opponents and has looked increasingly assured in possession. They aim to build on that in the home game against VfL Wolfsburg, currently only in 15th place.

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