HSV is in acute need of defense before its two top games against Kiel and Bochum.
Who can replace captain Tim Leibold after his red card?
Hamburg - The alarm bells are ringing at HSV.
Not only that the team of coach Daniel Thioune * lost two games in a row.
No, now Captain Tim Leibold * is also out.
In the last minutes of the city derby between Hamburger SV * and FC St. Pauli * at the Millerntor Stadium, he rightly got the red card for a stupid kick against Guido Burgstaller and thus triggers a real defensive problem with the Rothosen.
Who is supposed to replace the captain?
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Hamburger SV |
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HSV captain Tim Leibold sees red: blocked in top games - sorry via Instagram
In the Millerntor Stadium, captain Tim Leibold has done his teammates a real disservice.
Because he resigns against Guido Burgstaller in the final minutes, referee Dennis Aytekin has justified him off the pitch.
The game against the city rivals * was already over at this point, Leibold's expulsion for the upcoming games is much worse.
The DFB banned the HSV captain for the two top games against Holstein Kiel and VfL Bochum *.
Means: HSV will have to do without its captain in the most important games of the season.
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Referee Dennis Aytekin has to show Tim Leibold the red card after a kick in the city derby.
Looking for a replacement.
(24hamburg assembly)
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Tim Leibold apologized to the fans via Instagram.
He also asked the team for forgiveness, it says in his story.
"The stupid action was out of the emotional and of course not allowed to happen to me," said the captain of the HSV aptly.
"I will still do everything I can to ensure that we achieve our goals," he added.
The only question is who should appear in the top games against the pursuers for the suspended Leibold.
The captain doesn't care because "I trust my boys," he wrote on Instagram.
Hamburger SV: Tim Leibold banned - urgently wanted a replacement
The question of the replacement for Tim Leibold is not that easy to answer.
Because HSV does not have a trained left-back next to its captain in the squad.
And that means: Red alert in the defense of Hamburg *.
It's good that HSV still has a real defensive all-rounder in their ranks in Moritz Heyer.
At the beginning of the season, when Tim Leibold was injured, Heyer replaced the captain and did his job properly.
In the defensive midfield, his current regular position, he could be replaced by Amadou Onana, who is returning to the HSV squad * after being suspended from the game against Würzburg *.
I trust my boys. "
HSV captain Tim Leibold on Instagram
It is also possible that full-back Josha Vagnoman * will replace the captain.
The defensive man is actually at home on the right side, but could also play on the left.
A triple chain with Khaled Narey on the left would also work.
However, this formation has only worked to a limited extent in the past and is therefore perhaps the most likely to be eliminated.
The last option would be for Hamburger SV to use up-and-coming player Bryan Hein from the Rothosen second team.
The last time Tim Leibold was out, he jumped into the matchday squad.
HSV in need of defense: also central defense back to the construction site
It was perhaps the saddest news of the week, besides the lost city derby.
Central defender Rick van Drongelen * just made his comeback in the game after a cruciate ligament rupture.
He hadn't stood on the pitch for eight months.
Then the shock: The Hamburg defense machine tore a ligament in the ankle * in the last action of the game and the team will be absent for a long time again.
This means that HSV continues to face problems in central defense.
Gideon Jung will most likely play, but so far he has not been able to replace regular defender Toni Leistner *.
Speaking of Leistner, when will he be fit again?
In an interview during the week he said that he would need at least one or two weeks before he could help the team again.
HSV has to continue to trust Gideon Jung and who knows, maybe the long-time HSV defender can finally silence his critics in the top games.
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