The HSV has the next top game in front of the chest at the 1st FC Magdeburg today and can distance a direct competitor in the promotion race of the 2nd league with a win. Before the game, a lot among the Hamburgers revolves around the possible comeback by striker Robert Glatzel.
Before the encounter in the first half of the season against 1. FC Magdeburg, it was serious that Glatzel was seriously injured. Before the next game against the FCM today (6.30 p.m., in the NDR LiveCenter) it is that the 31 -year -old is about to come before his comeback – 17 games and almost five months after his tendon tear in the transition from hip to thighs.
“He is in top shape, full and scored good and beautiful goals. He offered himself.”
– Merlin Polzin about striker Robert Glatzel
“Bobby”, as they call it in Hamburg, is back. And of course – also – also because top scorer Davie Selke will be missing in Magdeburg yellow -locked – everyone wants to know: does glatel play or does he not play? Coach Merlin Polzin did not want to be looked at on Wednesday, but at least revealed so much: The Munich native was “in top shape and fully” that he “scored good and beautiful goals” in training and, according to Polzin, offered himself with a wink.
Glatzel, who had scored seven goals in six games before his injury, will “not stand on the pitch for 90 minutes,” Oraked the 34-year-old coach. A squad square, it seems certain, he will get in Magdeburg: “It is also no secret that he will be there on Friday.” Really this time. Because that had already been said about Fortuna Düsseldorf before the fulinant 4: 1, but Polzin decided again. He weighed between an operation and the option to build Glatzel more carefully about two more training sessions this week – and decided on the latter.
Careful structure of Glatzel as with rice?
It is a procedure that the HSV had already chosen at Ludovit Reis, which the coach had rebuilt and introduced very carefully after an injury break, which was also for months. And Polzin is, it seems well. Rice only returned to the starting eleven after several joker missions because it was about having something from him in the promotion battle.
Most recently against Düsseldorf, the Dutch was one of the best Hamburgers. The 24 -year -old is back, “where we need him,” said Polzin – from the energy, the willingness to run, his leadership qualities. There could therefore now be a similar procedure at Glatzel – so Ransford -Yeboah Königsdörffer should start against Selke against the FCM. Glatzel would then be a candidate for a substitution. In any case, Polzin gave a hint in this direction: “I think, more sensible, to bring the player gradually to chase the player in something now”.
Polzin praises “intensive” game of 1. FC Magdeburg
With Königsdörffer, who plays the best professional season of his career so far with nine goals, the game of course changes. But anyway, he is always about aligning the procedure for the strengths of the players. And there was a good plan.
He will also be necessary against the team of ex-HSV coach Christian Titz, which currently only rank fourth behind the “red pants”. The team distinguishes their “very intensive, strong playing style” with “a lot of depth and rotations”, said Polzin, who also emphasized the “man -oriented defending” of the Magdeburg.
HSV needs “defense at the highest level”
In contrast, a “defense at the highest level” is needed, but also a continued flexible and variable offensive game as against Düsseldorf. The HSV hit standards, distance and beautiful combinations. All of this will need the FCM today to really get the victory (“We always want to win”) and to be able to distance a competitor in the promotion struggle.
“It will be a really cool football game,” says Polzin. And one in which Glatzel can also participate after almost five months. Even if it is still unclear in what role.
Possible lists:
Magdeburg: Reimann – Hugonet, Mathisen, P. Pfeiffer – Hercher, Gnaka, El -Zein, Nollenberger – Burcu, Kaars, Atik
HSV: Heuer Fernandes – Mikelbrencis, Hadzikadunic, Elfadli, Muheim – Meffert – Karabec, Reis – Sahiti, Königsdörffer, Dompé
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Sports club | 16.03.2025 | 10:50 p.m.
