HSV: season opener without Dompé? | OneFootball

Jean-Luc Dompé is missing from HSV due to injury during the test match in Freiburg. His absence could possibly be prolonged.

So far, the preparation for Hamburger SV has been uneven. The results are sobering. Yesterday, Saturday, they had to accept a clear overall defeat in the double test against SC Freiburg (1:1/0:4). Jean-Luc Dompé was not part of the squad, who, according to a club announcement, has to take a break due to an ankle injury. However, HSV did not provide more specific information about the downtime.

When asked about Dompé's absence, head coach Merlin Polzin reported a "very unfortunate training accident", in which a teammate fell on the Frenchman's foot, causing him to twist and injure himself (via Mopo). "This is very, very annoying for us, Jean-Luc is an exceptional player and a guarantee for offensively dangerous actions. Of course, we will miss him," Polzin continued.

Dompé announces early comeback

How long HSV will have to do without Dompé is not yet known himself. Currently, those responsible assume that the downtime will be a maximum of two to three weeks, so that a comeback for the Bundesliga start at Borussia Mönchengladbach on August 24th would be possible. However, it could be tighter with regard to the cup match at FK Pirmasens, which will take place eight days earlier.

Dompé himself has already commented on X (formerly Twitter): "We'll see each other very, very soon." Whether he will board the plane to the training camp in Mallorca with his teammates on Wednesday, Polzin left open: "We now have to discuss what is the most sensible thing for his regeneration. If that is given in Mallorca, then he comes with us, and if it is better in Hamburg, then he stays in Hamburg."

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A quick return of the winger is in everyone's interest - even if youngster Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit recently proved more and more why HSV paid 2.8 million euros for his commitment in the winter. But Dompé, with nine goals and 14 assists, was one of the constants last season that are still urgently needed to be able to maintain the class.

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