"Good energy on the pitch": Polzin sees progress at HSV! | OneFootball

HSV has an eventful weekend behind them. In contrast to the cup game in Pirmasens, Merlin Polzin was satisfied after the short test against Flensburg.

At Hamburger SV, the result was not the focus on Sunday, but the development of individual players. In a short-term test match against Regionalliga team SC Flensburg Weiche 08, Merlin Polzin sent mainly players who had little playing time recently.

Among them: The discarded Sebastian Schonlau and Silvan Hefti, who were not in the squad against FK Pirmasens the day before. New signing Nicolai Remberg and starting eleven aspirant Aboubaka Soumahoro also rotated into the team.

"It was about giving the guys a stress stimulus under competitive conditions," Polzin was quoted by the HSV homepage after the two 30-minute halves. But something else was particularly important to him: "We had good energy in the game, which I liked. Especially since we saw on Saturday that energy is a central building block. Without it, we can't be successful."

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Polzin leaves the goalkeeper question open

Regardless of individual form questions or positional battles, the head coach wants to see his protégés appear with intensity and determination. Against Flensburg, the Rothosen showed at least approaches to this in a game closed to the public: Noah Katterbach and Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit scored the goals, while loan goalkeeper Daniel Peretz had to concede the equalizer to 1:2 just before the end.

However, the encounter is unlikely to have played a role in the still unresolved goalkeeper question. Polzin hinted that the decision on the number one had already been made - although he wants to reveal the secret internally for the time being.

"We will communicate it to the team first," the 34-year-old made clear to kicker and left open when the public will learn of his decision. At the latest in six days, HSV fans will have certainty against Borussia Mönchengladbach (August 24th).

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