You could hear them plopping, the weight that fell from his shoulders. Robert Glatzel was last goalless for six games, and the knot burst twice in the 3-0 (2-0) of HSV against Hansa Rostock. Thanks to the attacker’s two hits, HSV now welcomes third place in the table.
“A real scorer is missing – can HSV get promoted like that?” MOPO asked during the week. Glatzel’s answer: Who says that HSV doesn’t have a real striker?
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“The two goals are of course really good for me,” said the 27-year-old after ending his 572-minute doldrums. His summary: “Won, scored goals, played to zero – that’s how you imagine it.”
HSV striker played the most successful first half of his professional career
With this, Glatzel, who recently seldom disappointed but repeatedly left high-profile players behind, also polished his own balance sheet. He has never scored eight first half goals as a professional, so far his half-year high has been seven goals (for Heidenheim, in the 2018/19 series). “We are glad that he has now been rewarded for his work,” praised coach Tim Walter. “In the last time he sometimes had a bit of bad luck.”
Glatzel wants to start the winter break next Saturday with another sense of achievement. Good omen for him: Against Schalke it worked out 3-1 at the start of the season, when Glatzel met to equalize.
