Polzin on HSV’s Bundesliga return: "We feel every moment how tough it is" | OneFootball

Merlin Polzin led HSV back to the Bundesliga after a seven-year absence and quickly formed a competitive team. However, he sees no reason to adjust the club’s objectives.

“That was a bit of an issue with HSV in the past, that one or another goal—whether internal or external—was chosen too quickly,” said the head coach in an in-depth Sky interview. After the impressive performance in the 4-0 win over Mainz, his team climbed to eighth place. The lead over the relegation spot is four points.

Ultimately, in Hamburg, survival in the league is the only thing that counts. Merlin Polzin is not aiming for higher goals: “I really don’t even think about that, because we realize at every moment how challenging it is to be able to compete in the first division after seven years in the second division.” The very sluggish pre-season preparations and the first competitive matches showed that HSV always needs to perform at the very limit in order to earn points.

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Polzin calls the start of the season “successful”

That’s why, for Polzin, it’s “simply about further developing our content.” This will “ideally work with results, but will also progress even if the next defeat hits us again.” Already on the next matchday, a very difficult opponent awaits HSV. They will play away at RB Leipzig, who are currently in third place and have recently shown very good form.

Polzin and his coaching staff will once again prepare the team meticulously for the match. However, he also emphasized that everyone who supports HSV would do well to “really focus on the next game, the next task, instead of thinking too much about what might happen at the end after a successful start to the season.” After all, not even a fifth of the season has passed yet. Given how open the Bundesliga is, a tough relegation battle could await the Hanseatic club, something the always realistic Polzin seems fully aware of.

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