The Hamburger SV Sentinel
Squad26 Nov 2040
A one-man rearguard from Christian Zawieschitzky
There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match21 Nov 2040
Hamburger SV march on in the cup
TSG Hoffenheim are out and Hamburger SV go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings26 Nov 2040
Edward Ross could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.76
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.76, 0 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Player ratings26 Nov 2040
Age has not caught Damion Downs yet — 7.80
At 36 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.80 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Player ratings26 Nov 2040
Kenan Karaman pops up at the right end — 7.58
7.58, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad26 Nov 2040
Damion Downs in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hamburger SV this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Nov 2040
Words at Hamburger SV training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Étienne Borié is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match24 Nov 2040
Hamburger SV find a way past Heidenheim
Heidenheim made Hamburger SV work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad26 Nov 2040
Cenny Neumann gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Gregor Albrecht
- Market The Christian Zawieschitzky story refuses to die
- Boardroom Hamburger SV keep producing them