HSV: Why Polzin has a ‘good feeling’ about the coming weeks | OneFootball

HSV suffered their third straight defeat on Saturday evening in their home match against Hoffenheim. Even so, coach Merlin Polzin remains optimistic heading into the final matchdays.

Compared to the disappointing performances in Stuttgart and Bremen, the team did show improvement. In the end, though, the commitment was not enough against an opponent that played more cleverly and was individually stronger. “It was important for us to deliver a performance that reflects why we are playing a season at the end of which we want to establish HSV in the league. Between the two penalty areas, that worked,” Polzin said after the match.

“That gave me a good feeling and confidence for the coming weeks,” he continued. However, the final matchdays are anything but easy. HSV still have three more European contenders to face. On Saturday, they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt, who are currently far from their best form. Still, with only six points from their last ten matches, the Hanseatic side go into the game as clear underdogs.

Polzin firmly convinced they will stay up

Despite the negative run, the gap to the relegation playoff spot remains five points. City rivals FC St. Pauli have also failed to make any progress. Asked about the weakness of the competition, Polzin made it clear: “We do not need to apologize for being five points clear of the relegation playoff place with three matchdays to go. We have worked for that. And we will continue to do everything we can to establish HSV in the league. I am firmly convinced that we will succeed.”

The change of month also gives him hope. The 35-year-old is clinging to a parallel from last year, when HSV were also in a strong position but stumbled in April: “I said it last year too: May is something very special in football. We did not manage it in April now, but the next game takes place in May.”

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At the start of May, they recorded emphatic wins over Darmstadt (4:0) and Ulm (6:1), along with their return to the Bundesliga. This time, one win would presumably be enough—possibly even a draw—to secure survival.

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