Pollersbeck recalls HSV chaos: “It was all over the place” | OneFootball

Julian Pollersbeck is currently keeping fit at HSV. The unattached goalkeeper has been training with the club’s regional league team for the past two weeks.

Before that, his contract with SSV Jahn Regensburg had expired. A subsequent move to newly promoted 2. Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus did not materialize. Now, the 31-year-old is hoping for a new sporting challenge.

In an interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt, Pollersbeck spoke not only about his current situation, but also unusually openly about his years at HSV. The former Germany U21 European champion was under contract with the Rothosen from 2017 to 2020. He therefore experienced a period marked by sporting turmoil and numerous personnel changes.

His start in Hamburg, in particular, was anything but smooth. Although HSV paid around €3.5 million to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the goalkeeper at the time, he initially found himself on the bench shortly after arriving. Looking back, Pollersbeck described the situation back then as follows: “It was complete chaos. The club was less stable than it is today. You could feel that as a player too.”

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Pollersbeck also speaks about a return to HSV

Especially as an inexperienced professional at the time, he said he would have liked more support. “As a young new signing, I could have been guided a bit more. That wasn’t the case,” the goalkeeper explained. Numerous coaching changes, shifts in the club’s leadership, and poor results made the situation even more difficult.

But despite all the difficulties, Pollersbeck does not regret his move to the Elbe. On the contrary, the transfer from the Betzenberg to HSV was “a good step” for him. To this day, he still feels strongly connected to the club. “HSV is my club, one that is deeply rooted in my heart,” said the goalkeeper.

A permanent return as a player is not currently under consideration, however. Still, Pollersbeck does not want to completely rule out another chapter at the Volkspark. “I’ve often thought it would be nice to play here again,” said the shot-stopper. For now, though, he is focused on finding a new club for the immediate future. One thing he does not lack is belief in his own ability: “When people put their trust in me, I repaid it with performances.”

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