Hamburg Hamburger SV
“In the current situation we have to think about everything”
Status: 15.03.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
HSV coach Steffen Baumgart urgently needs to improve his starting balance
Source: dpa
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Recently, Hamburger SV was not convincing with its two defeats in a row. Coach Steffen Baumgart called for a better performance against Wiesbaden and praised a former Hamburger.
Despite two recent defeats in a row, HSV coach Steffen Baumgart sees many positive things in the team of the Hamburg second division soccer team. “The mood is good, the boys are working well,” said the 52-year-old before the game against Wehen Wiesbaden on Sunday (1:30 p.m./Sky). His players “are there with a lot of energy.” However, the team has to face the 13th place in the table. show a better idea. “It takes a performance for everyone in the stadium to see that we want to win with all our might,” said Baumgart.
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Under Baumgart, Hamburg won their first game against SV Elversberg 1-0. This was followed by two defeats against the bottom of the table, VfL Osnabrück (1:2) and at Fortuna Düsseldorf (0:2). “We all recognized that the situation is not easy. We have set a clear goal and we are currently chasing it,” said Baumgart.
Before the start of the 26th matchday on Friday evening, HSV was third with 41 points, Holstein Kiel is already out of direct striking distance in second place with 46 points, and Hamburg’s local rivals FC St. Pauli clearly lead the 2nd league table with 51 points at.
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Against Wiesbaden, Baumgart will have to do without Jean-Luc Dompé, Stephan Ambrosius, Ignace Van der Brempt and Noah Katterbach. Miro Muheim, who was recently injured, could even slide straight into the starting line-up for left-back Katterbach. “In the current situation we have to think about everything,” said Baumgart.
Ransford Königsdörffer could move into the starting line-up for Dompé. In Düsseldorf, to the surprise of many, Baumgart had positioned the attacking midfielder Laszlo Benes on the left wing. The Slovakian, normally at home in the center, had difficulty with the unusual position for him and communicated this clearly after the final whistle. “From today’s perspective and also from the perspective after the game, I would say he is stronger in a different position,” said Baumgart. “Perhaps there would be another solution for this in the future.” With eleven goals and eight assists in the league so far, Benes is an important factor for the Hamburg offensive.
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In Wiesbaden, Baumgart expects “a very, very deep opponent who can defend very well. We have to find good solutions and maybe also think faster in one or two situations.” The team from the state capital of Hesse is characterized by a strong defense this season. Only league leaders FC St. Pauli can only concede 31 goals. According to Baumgart, this is largely due to ex-HSV goalkeeper Florian Stritzel. “He is the goalkeeper who thwarts the most big chances, even if the name may not sound like that. From my point of view, the boy has developed outstandingly.” Stritzel played through various HSV youth teams from 2007 to 2014 and made it to the second team.
