2nd Bundesliga: Between the port birthday and Roland Kaiser: HSV before climbing

Hardly any game has electrified Hamburg as this: 2nd Bundesliga, 33rd matchday, HSV against SSV Ulm. As sober as the game approach sounds, the game is so important for the former Bundesliga dino, for the entire city, for the region. With a victory against the relegation candidate, the HSV can finally strip down the 2556 days of flaws of its second -class. “The city and all HSVers burn on this game,” said head coach Merlin Polzin.

836. Harbor birthday on the Landungsbrücken and Roland Kaiser in the Barclays Arena – but nothing is more interested in the north metropolis this weekend than what happens on Saturday from 8:30 p.m. (Sky and Sport1) in the Volksparkstadion.

Guide fingers with the German champion

Even with the German champion Bayern Munich, what happens on Saturday evening. “I still follow the HSV and my fingers crossed for it. I love Munich, but Hamburg was also a great city,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, who, as a central defender, was wearing the RaTe from 2006 to 2008. “I would like to fly to Hamburg twice next season,” said the Belgian and included HSV City Rives and Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.

With 57,000 spectators, the arena has long been sold out – for the 14th time this season. Even a stadium with 200,000 places would have filled the HSV without any problems.

CFO Eric Huwer recently reported on the edge of the digital and marketing fair OMR that the club had a ticket demand in the middle six-digit range. “She has never been as high as now,” said Huwer of the German Press Agency.

Head coach Merlin Polzin: take euphoria with you, keep a focus on

Head coach Polzin currently has to act like a rope dancer. Take the euphoria from the outside and take away and at the same time ensure that the team remains focused. “We are actually relatively clear, do not try to hide what comes from the outside because it is something special, but still steer it into the right energy channels for us,” he said.

In this special week, Polzin did not change anything after 4-0 at Darmstadt 98 and before the game against Ulm. “It may sound boring now, but we really didn’t do anything else,” he said. Already at the beginning of the week he said: “It is important for the boys that they don’t have the feeling: now we throw everything overboard.”

Polzin can develop space in HSV history

Of course, Polzin is aware of the extraordinary situation. Hardly anyone knows as well as the 34-year-old, like HSV fans with their club, suffer and what the return to the Bundesliga means to them. He was and is one of them himself.

That he of all people – a Hamburg Jung ‘like his assistant coach Loic Favé and Richard Krohn – can now attribute HSV to where the club and its fans see themselves is a very own story. With eight coaches in seven second division years, the club tried to repay the shame of May 12, 2018.

Polzzin’s prominent predecessor: all failed

All of his predecessors had more prominent names than Merlin Polzin. Christian Titz, Hannes Wolf, Dieter Hecking, Daniel Thioune, Horst Hrubesch, Tim Walter or Steffen Baumgart, who was shot in November – failed. Now it is Polzin that can secure a place in HSV history.

The trainer has developed a great reputation within the team, in the club, in the followers. Polzin remained calm, even when the HSV lost two home games against Eintracht Braunschweig and Karlsruher SC and only played draws on Schalke in between despite the overnight.

“We were also dissatisfied ourselves. But we clearly said that we want to stay with us and continue to work,” reports full -back Miro Muheim. “The coaching team did a great job. And I think that the team did very, very well implemented.”

Also the HSV women before climbing

If Muheim and his teammates make the promotion perfect on Saturday, the HSV footballers on Sunday (11:00 a.m.) could make the weekend a historical one for the club. You have the chance to make the return to the Bundesliga perfect with a win against the penultimate SC Freiburg II: after 4732 days.