Remberg on his role: "I usually do the dirty work" | OneFootball

Nicolai Remberg transferred from Holstein Kiel to HSV in the summer and immediately established himself as a regular starter. He spoke in detail about his career path and the current competition within the team.

For Nicolai Remberg, Bundesliga appearances are anything but a given. He played his first senior matches in the Oberliga Westfalen for the reserve team of Preußen Münster. From there, he made the leap to the first team, where the central midfielder achieved promotion to the 3. Liga. This was followed by a move to Holstein Kiel—and another promotion, this time to the Bundesliga.

The Schleswig-Holsteiners had to say goodbye to the Bundesliga right away. But Remberg remained in the top flight thanks to his transfer to HSV. “I have to keep reminding myself to reflect on the past years. What has happened is not normal,” said the passionate angler in an interview with Abendblatt. Since Kiel’s promotion to the top division, he has played in 36 out of 38 possible Bundesliga matches. “Rambo”—living up to his nickname—only had to sit out due to two yellow card suspensions.

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Remberg talks about playing alongside Vieira

In the 2-1 victory over Heidenheim, he formed the midfield center for the first time together with Arsenal loanee Fábio Vieira, whom he describes as an “exceptional player.” There is a clear division of roles, which was still missing in his partnership with Nicolás Capaldo. “I usually do the dirty work and Fabio does the beautiful stuff (laughs). But he also works off the ball, and I can play good and important passes too, but he has that special touch that I don’t have. But that’s okay. After all, it doesn’t work with only artists,” explained Remberg, who moved to Hamburg for a transfer fee of over two million euros.

However, he also made it clear that things worked well with Capaldo too: “In Mönchengladbach it worked well with the two of us in midfield, and in the early stages against St. Pauli as well.” Ultimately, he agreed that both are “more of the fighter type.” In addition, there is Albert Sambi Lokonga, another player with ambitions to start, whom Remberg also values highly: “He can play with and against the ball, he’s a complete player who covers a lot of ground. He may not be as much of an artist as Fabio, but he can play really well too.”

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On Sunday evening, at the unusual kick-off time of 7:30 p.m., coach Merlin Polzin is expected to once again rely on last week’s midfield pairing for the away match at Union Berlin. The 25-year-old’s excitement is already evident: “For me, it’s a highlight to play in the Bundesliga with HSV. That’s something I always dreamed of while fishing, and I never thought it would actually become reality. That’s why I’m just enjoying this time.”

He was especially impressed by the atmosphere in Hamburg: “The Volksparkstadion is something else. The atmosphere was already great against St. Pauli, but I’ve never experienced it as loud as it was against Heidenheim. Especially when we scored our two goals, the fans’ celebration. That was incredible.” That’s why Remberg emphasized: “Winning a Bundesliga match with HSV in a sold-out Volksparkstadion is a level above victories with Kiel and Münster.” However, to achieve the big goal of staying in the league, a few more home wins are still needed.

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