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It will still be quite a while before HSV ball-winner Nicolai Remberg is allowed to play another football match under competitive conditions.

There are two reasons for that: First, the 25-year-old, who had repeatedly been linked with the German national team in recent weeks, was not nominated by Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann. Remberg will therefore miss the friendly internationals against Switzerland (27.03) and Ghana (30.03) and will instead remain in Hamburg during the two-week international break.

On top of that, Remberg will also have to sit out the next Bundesliga match against FC Augsburg (04.04). In the 2:3 defeat against Borussia Dortmund, “Rambo” got into an altercation with BVB star Karim Adeyemi before heading into the dressing room. Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck then showed both players a yellow card.

From Remberg’s point of view, that decision was particularly bitter. Why? Because it was already the summer signing’s tenth booking of the season. He will therefore have to watch the crucial home relegation battle against FCA from the stands.

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HSV: Three options for Remberg’s role

From HSV’s perspective, this news could hardly have come at a worse time. After all, Remberg is an undisputed starter in central midfield and has played 26 of a possible 27 matches so far. When he was absent against TSG Hoffenheim (1:4) due to his first suspension for yellow-card accumulation, the Rothosen were clearly swept aside 1:4.

The big question is therefore: Who will replace Remberg against their fellow strugglers from Augsburg? The seemingly most obvious solution would be to pull Fabio Vieira back from his more advanced role and place him alongside Sambi Lokonga. In that case, HSV could field their two most creative midfielders together.

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But Merlin Polzin is not a fan of such an attack-minded option. Hamburger Abendblatt therefore names Daniel Elfadli as the most promising candidate for the vacant Remberg role. The 28-year-old is a natural defensive midfielder and was only converted into a center-back during the course of last season’s promotion campaign.

Another alternative could be Nicolas Capaldo. At the start of the season, HSV had planned to use the Argentine in midfield before he — much like Elfadli before him — moved into the back line. The problem: Capaldo is still struggling with the after-effects of the abdominal muscle injury he suffered against RB Leipzig (1:2). Whether he will be fit again in time for the crunch match against Augsburg is still completely unclear. If he is, he may even have the edge over Elfadli.

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