"Really uncomfortable": RB boss backs HSV! | OneFootball

Stefan Effenberg has heavily criticized HSV after their 0:5 defeat against Bayern. However, the Rothosen receive support from the competition.

The 0:5 of Hamburger SV at FC Bayern is still causing lively discussions two days later. While critics like Stefan Effenberg accuse Merlin Polzin's team of having presented themselves far too defenseless in Munich, support now comes from an unexpected direction: Leipzig.

RB Managing Director Marcel Schäfer, a long-time Bundesliga professional at VfL Wolfsburg, publicly defended the Hanseatics. “You can always say: The defense was asleep there, they were a bit too late. But Bayern has an incredible individual class. That must be acknowledged,” he explained on the show Doppelpass on Sport1.

And Schäfer knows what he's talking about: Even the two-time DFB-Pokal winner RB Leipzig lost 0:6 in Munich at the start of the season. He reminded everyone how “really unpleasant” such duels can be.

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His message: Those who get run over in the Allianz Arena are not alone. In the past three years, Bayern scored at least five goals in 18 Bundesliga matches. Even top teams are regularly without a chance. “Every team has a plan and goes to Munich to make a statement,” said Schäfer. But in the end, it usually turns out differently.

This fact does not relativize HSV's performance but at least puts it into perspective. Because the sobering first half, in which it was already 0:4 after 29 minutes, remains a warning signal. Nevertheless, the example of Leipzig shows that a quick change in mood is possible: A week after the Bayern debacle, RB confidently defeated Heidenheim 2:0. Last weekend, they followed up with a 1:0 against Mainz.

This is exactly the scenario HSV wants to repeat against Heidenheim. In the direct duel of the table neighbors, the Elbe city team hopes for their first Bundesliga victory in over seven years in front of their home crowd!

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