Polzin sees progress: Muheim to be HSV captain soon despite error? | OneFootball

Against RCD Mallorca, Muheim led HSV onto the field as captain. Despite an unfortunate own goal, Merlin Polzin backed his player.

It was the 59th minute when the final pre-season match in Mallorca slipped completely out of Hamburger SV’s hands: Following a misunderstanding with keeper Daniel Peretz, Miro Muheim headed the ball into his own net in an unlucky moment and was visibly troubled by it.

After the final whistle, Merlin Polzin immediately came to the Swiss player’s side. “Everyone knows that Miro didn’t make the mistake on purpose. It bothers him the most,” explained the head coach. Instead, he especially praised the team spirit that was evident in this situation: “When ten players go over and try to make him feel that we stand together, no matter what happens, that’s a sign of progress for me.”

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This support stands in clear contrast to a situation a few weeks ago, when Aboubaka Soumahoro received only insufficient encouragement after a mistake against Olympique Lyon. “No one came,” Polzin recalled. “Abou made the mistake, that’s why the goal happened, and he was left standing alone.” The team apparently learned from this experience, as they have since addressed the issue “very consciously and critically” within the squad.

Meanwhile, the HSV coach does not see the fifth consecutive pre-season defeat as a decisive setback. “After 100,000 people at Rathausmarkt, we don’t need confidence, because we have it within ourselves,” said Polzin. That’s why he looks ahead to the fast-approaching start of the season with optimism: “We know that when we have our first home game, the stadium will be on fire.”

Muheim, who already wore the armband against Mallorca, could lead HSV as captain in their first Bundesliga season after seven years. Together with Daniel Elfadli, the 27-year-old is considered the most promising candidate to succeed Sebastian Schonlau. The Mallorca test could have been an early indication in this regard.

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