"Need to watch what I say": Polzin reveals reason for yellow card | OneFootball

The 0-1 defeat against VfL Wolfsburg was a first for Merlin Polzin. For the first time, the HSV coach received a yellow card in the Bundesliga.

After the narrow and frustrating loss to VfL Wolfsburg, Merlin Polzin appeared surprisingly composed. Time and again, the coach emphasized at the subsequent press conference that he was pleased with his team’s performance. Only the goal was missing. Nevertheless, Polzin’s conclusion was positive: “We defended very aggressively, we were determined. That gives me confidence.”

But one topic visibly unsettled the otherwise calm HSV coach: stoppage time! After 90 minutes, the board at the Volksparkstadion showed only five minutes. From Polzin’s point of view, that was clearly too little. “I have to be careful what I say,” he began his criticism cautiously, before becoming more explicit.

Because even during the away game in Leipzig (1-2), HSV had struggled with a similar situation. This time, however, Polzin let his frustration show and was given a yellow card for it. The same applied to assistant coach Loïc Favé.

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Polzin makes it clear: “I couldn’t understand it”

What bothered the 34-year-old most was that Wolfsburg disrupted the flow of the game through time-wasting, without this being adequately taken into account in stoppage time. “We talked a lot with the referees about stoppage times in the summer. That’s why I couldn’t understand that despite the substitutions, there were only five minutes,” Polzin explained, visibly irritated.

Regarding his immediate reaction, however, he showed understanding. “It was out of emotion,” Polzin explained. “Of course, that shouldn’t end with a yellow card. That was a bit too much.”

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