“That's why it hurts”: HSV still waiting for the final big points! | OneFootball

The starting position was almost ideal. The competition at the bottom of the table had already played. Or rather: they had slipped up.

Against Hoffenheim, HSV had a great opportunity to take a huge step toward survival. But instead of relief, what remains after the 1-2 defeat is above all the feeling of a missed chance.

“If we had won today, it would have been a huge step. That’s why it hurts,” Nicolai Remberg summed up the mood in Hamburg perfectly.

Against Hoffenheim, the team looked much improved and for long stretches was on equal footing with an opponent currently fighting for Champions League qualification. But once again, individual mistakes and a lack of attacking punch decided the match.

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HSV frustrated with defending crosses

One thing in particular bothered Remberg: “We conceded two goals from crosses, and both times the ball came in behind the last man. That’s simply falling asleep.” HSV have been guilty of that kind of carelessness unusually often in recent weeks, especially in the absence of defensive leader Luka Vuskovic.

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That has resulted in an ongoing losing streak and is what makes the current situation so delicate. The cushion to 16th place still stands at a fairly comfortable five points. But instead of heading into the final weeks with momentum, HSV are stuck in a full-blown results crisis. “With a win today, we’d have had something to celebrate,” Remberg also knew.

But instead of breathing a cautious sigh of relief, the Red Shorts and their fans are desperately waiting for the final big points they need. Because those are what it will take to finally—and above all definitively—drive the specter of relegation out of the Volkspark.

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