“They’ve really done us a favour”: HSV all but safe! | OneFootball

Safety is within touching distance: After the 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, HSV could already be safe on Sunday!

Accordingly, the team and coaching staff looked relieved after the final whistle. “We know this was a big step toward our goal,” goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes told Sky. “We don’t need to kid ourselves about that. That’s why the joy was so great today.” Striker Robert Glatzel described it as an “incredible” feeling in an interview with DAZN. “Not many people believed we could do this before the season. We deserve to be where we are right now.”

Head coach Merlin Polzin struck a similar tone. “After matchday three, people were saying we were the number one relegation candidate. And after matchday 25, they were talking about Europe,” recalled the 35-year-old. “For us, that was never an issue either way.” According to Polzin, that is “what defines this team.”

Photo: Getty Images

After major sigh of relief: HSV want to have “one or two beers”

Despite all the euphoria, it must be said that HSV are not mathematically safe yet. If St. Pauli or Wolfsburg win, a drop into one of the bottom three places would still remain mathematically possible. But given the comfortable lead and a comparatively good goal difference, such a relegation scenario seems increasingly unlikely. If their rivals fail to win on Sunday, the promoted side’s survival will be secured ahead of schedule.

Nur die Raute – All the news about HSV

So for now, HSV can sit back and calmly watch what their rivals do. As Nicolai Remberg explained after the win over Frankfurt, he had already laid out the plan for the weekend several days earlier. “Let’s win on Saturday and then really go all out,” the midfielder is said to have told his teammates.

After the hard-fought win over the Eagles, Remberg was a bit more reserved. “There could be one or two beers,” he said with a laugh, referring to possible celebrations ahead. If HSV do secure survival for good, there could indeed be plenty of festivities in the Hanseatic city in the coming days.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.