Back on the pitch soon? How HSV are planning with Jatta | OneFootball

At HSV, preparations are underway for the final weeks of the season. Bakery Jatta, who was recently injured, is also expected to be an option again soon.

While coach Merlin Polzin gave his team three days off during the international break, the right winger used the time for extra training sessions. The 27-year-old is on the verge of returning to full team training.

So far, Jatta’s season has been anything but ordinary. After the club’s promotion to the Bundesliga, he was still considered a sales candidate in the summer and hardly figured in the team’s plans. As a result, he did not even make the matchday squad in the first 12 league games.

It was not until early December that things turned around: Polzin surprisingly deployed him as a right wing-back. Jatta impressed in this unfamiliar role with respectable performances and fought his way into the starting lineup. At the start of the year, he was even named in the starting XI seven games in a row.

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But then came the next setback: at the beginning of March, he had to come off early against Bayer Leverkusen (0:1). A thigh injury has kept him sidelined for several weeks. However, Jatta is now clearly on the road to recovery. He has already completed individual sessions with the ball and was also able to do sprint drills without any discomfort.

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According to information from Mopo, HSV’s plan is clear: Jatta is to be gradually reintegrated into team training over the coming days. If everything goes as hoped, he could be fully involved again by the end of the week. That would even put a spot in the squad for the upcoming home game against FC Augsburg (04/04, 3:30 p.m.) within reach.

For coach Polzin, that would be an important boost in the final stretch of the season. On the right side, William Mikelbrencis has now established himself and has been particularly impressive going forward with four assists. Defensively, however, the Frenchman has repeatedly shown weaknesses. Jatta could therefore quickly become a genuine alternative again.

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