“Showed why he’s here” – Daka also impresses Polzin | OneFootball

On Saturday, HSV beat 1. FC Heidenheim in a friendly at the end of their training camp in Austria. Patson Daka emerged as the match-winner.

The striker, who was only signed this week after being without a club, made perfect use of his 28 minutes on the pitch. In the 3-1 win, he was involved in all of the goals and even scored the final one himself. “I think it was a good start. It didn’t really feel like I’d only been here for a few days, but much longer,” Daka said modestly afterward (via Mopo).

“Patson showed why he is here,” coach Merlin Polzin said at first rather matter-of-factly, before adding with praise: “Considering he has only trained with the boys for a few days, it was a good start for him. The connection obviously can’t be that strong yet. But it speaks to his character that he has integrated into the team like this. He is very communicative, very lively, and that showed on the pitch.”

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Where HSV still need to improve, according to Grønbaek

Daka has not had easy times recently at Leicester City, which suffered relegation twice in a row. He himself was unable to prevent the decline of the English surprise champions of 2016, scoring just eight goals in 69 appearances. At HSV, the Zambian, who once moved from Salzburg to Leicester for a fee of around €30 million, wants to get back on track. He still has around a month until the start of the competitive season.

Polzin said he was “more than satisfied” with his team’s current level and the course of the training camp. Still, there is room for improvement. “After a long time, we once again played against an opponent that sat very deep. We can still improve in breaking down the opposition’s defense,” emphasized Albert Grønbaek, who himself turned in a very strong performance. He scored the 1-0 himself from the penalty spot after Daka had won the penalty. The Dane also set up his new teammate’s goal with a wonderful pass.

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Overall, he was also pleased with Hamburg’s performance: “Today you could see that every one of us is fit, running and sprinting. That’s something we can continue to build on. We are still at the beginning of our preparation and I’m looking forward to continuing.” The demands on Grønbaek & Co. will already increase next Sunday, when Everton visit the Volksparkstadion.

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