Are HSV too passive? Striking legend pulls no punches! | OneFootball

Even after three Bundesliga matchdays, HSV is still waiting for its first goal. Dieter Schatzschneider mainly attributes this to the tactical orientation.

What was already apparent in the preparation has become a bitter reality: Hamburger SV is having a hard time after its return to the Bundesliga. The first interim balance: Only one point, zero goals, and a whopping seven goals conceded from three games.

But one person who knows HSV very well gives hope and at the same time makes clear demands. Dieter Schatzschneider, once a feared striker of the Hanseatic League and after Simon Terodde the most successful second league scorer of all time, has spoken about the season start of his former club in a Bild interview.

"I always hear defense, defense, defense. But you need strikers on the field," warns the 67-year-old. For Schatzschneider it's clear: With defensive caution alone, HSV will not be able to survive in the top league. Instead, coach Merlin Polzin must finally unleash his full offensive potential. "Glatzel has to go up front. Königsdörffer can play outside. And Dompé is a weapon, he just always has to play."

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Schatzschneider: "HSV really has great strikers"

Indeed, Glatzel, like on the first two matchdays, initially sat on the bench in Munich, while Dompé was not in the squad due to injury. Schatzschneider makes it clear: "HSV really has great strikers. But you have to let them go!"

The former striker is not stingy with further criticism: "HSV has not arrived in the Bundesliga at all. In Munich, they were lucky that Bayern did not go all out because of the Champions League." His warning: Anyone who is blinded by a "mere 0:5" is misjudging reality.

On Saturday (3:30 pm, Sky) against Heidenheim, the knot should finally burst. As seventeenth, the Rothosen are already under pressure against the bottom-placed Heidenheim. Nevertheless, Schatzschneider is sure: "The players have the quality to maintain the class."

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