HSV can already European – sports

Draßburg / Bad Erlach. Aaron Hunt was sitting on a wooden bench at the Draßburg Sports Center in Lower Austria. Due to an injury in the adductor muscles, he could follow the test match of his team against the runner-up Russian and CSKA Moscow Champions League participants only marginally. With 1: 0 (0: 0) won the HSV his fourth meeting of the current preparation – and quite deserved. Three and a half weeks before the start of the second Bundesliga season against Holstein Kiel, Hamburg presented in an attractive constitution. "For our self-confidence and the atmosphere in the group, it's important to win games, especially against a known opponent," said coach Christian Titz.

The new captain Hunt, who was last used in the test against Büdelsdorf (18: 0), missed the third consecutive pre-season game. But he was right to be happy the day before. At a team meeting, the 31-year-old was chosen by his colleagues as the new captain of the team. His badistants are Lewis Holtby and Christoph Moritz. For the first time since moving from VfL Wolfsburg to Hamburg in August 2015, the former Bremen will head the HSV office. "Of course, it's an honor for me and a little pride," Hunt said. The playmaker should become the leader of the Resurgence project. "The second league is a big challenge and we want to get up as quickly as possible, which is reason enough to entrust me with this task." The new HSV team, he believes, could meet these demands. " We already have a powerful team with a lot of talent. We want to be for offensive and refreshing football this season. "

With offensive football, the HSV against CSKA was initially difficult, in the first half Hamburg tried at least their possession of a football against the Russians of the upper clbad to apply. HSV had more shares of play, on the offensive, however, was lacking in the coordination of roads, speed and Torabschlüssen. "We did well the ball, but in the end zone we were more dangerous enough, "said Titz.CSKA, who played without the championship riders Igor Akinfejew, Mario Fernandes or Alexander Golowin, was dangerous on the clock several times.

In the second half, the game worked better forward "We were in gear, had better pbades in depth," said Titz, Moritz's inclusion of Matti Steinmann has brought more security to the HSV system, and newcomer Khaled Narey is the one who has finally bring the crucial stage of the game Upon entering the penalty area, the n & # 39;. could slow by a fault. Lewis Holtby converted the penalty to 1-0 (72), goalkeeper Tom Mickel saved in the end with a strong double runway.

Titz wanted to test against Muscovites aware of the current strongest training. This only appeared in the second half. Newcomers Manuel Wintzheimer and Vasilije Jajicic also knew how to please. "Especially our young players did a good job in the second half," said Titz.

The leaders still lacked a few pros. Goalkeeper Julian Pollersbeck has enjoyed a break after his diaper rash, as did left-back Douglas Santos. The right-back and former captain Gotoku Sakai has two weeks to play after the World Cup. Hunt should return to team training only after the week in Austria.

"We have an exciting project ahead of us," said Hunt, who extended his contract two years after relegation. "The HSV is not an ordinary club for me." And then he said at the end nor a phrase that you will not like to hear in his old house Bremen: "For me, only the HSV counts."

HSV: Mickel – Narey, Jung (46th Bates), van Drongelen (73rd Arp), Vagnoman (60th David) – Moritz (46th Steinmann) – Jairo (46th Ambrosius), Holtby (88th Opoku), Kwarteng (46th) Janjicic), Ito (83rd Drawz) – Lasogga (46th Wintzheimer).

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