After five matchdays, Hamburger SV is still at the top of the Bundesliga 2 table. The dream is alive to finally be able to make the long-awaited return to the top flight this season. The former HSV successful coach Frank Pagelsdorf trusts his former club to make a big splash.
Pagelsdorf attended the 2-0 home win against FC Hansa Rostock as a spectator in the Volksparkstadion. HSV versus Hansa: A special appointment for the 65-year-old, who coached both teams for a total of ten years.
The again strong performance of the team of head coach Tim Walter prompted the ex-HSV coach Pagelsdorf to commit himself to the “Bild”: “I don’t see any other club in league two that can hold a candle to Hamburg,” he said when asked on the possible Bundesliga return of the Rothosen.
Pagelsdorf sees the difference compared to previous years primarily in the way Hamburg play football in the early stages of the season: “In the past few seasons, the team simply took too long to get forward Opponents often have enough time to form up at the back. Hamburg are currently switching sensationally quickly and have seven or eight shots on goal per game. Strong.”
In addition, those responsible for sport Jonas Boldt and Claus Costa did a “top job” last summer, as Pagelsdorf recognized: “The problem areas, especially on the defensive, were identified and stabilized by reinforcements. In addition, the team has a wide range Squad that’s impressive.”
Pagelsdorf once led HSV to the Champions League
If HSV maintains its offensive spirit and its self-confident style of play, the Bundesliga return at the sixth attempt is definitely possible, according to the long-time football coach.
Frank Pagelsdorf worked as head coach at HSV from 1997 to 2001. In 1999/2000 he finished third in the table with the club and thus led the club into the Champions League for the first time in its history.