Hamburger SV once again gambles away the promotion and remains second-class for another season. A draw against SV Sandhausen would have been enough, but HSV conceded an embarrassing clap. Trainer Dieter Hecking is served. You started as a “big whole” and so you failed.
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The HSV will remain a second division team for another year. Not only is it bitter from a sporting point of view, it also looks increasingly grim financially, patrons and main sponsors could jump out. The fate of other traditional clubs threatens.
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EIt would have been the perfect chance to make up for all the suffering that fans have endured over the past few years with two games. Victories against archrival Werder Bremen in the relegation, the associated promotion and the little-loved Bremen shoot at the same time in the second division – more could not have gone for HSV.
But as so often in the past, the Hamburgers disappointed their fans immeasurably and experienced a debacle in the 1: 5 against SV Sandhausen. HSV is still worse.
The embarrassing appearance in the season finale sends HSV into the summer break with many question marks. Dieter Hecking’s contract would only have been extended in the event of promotion. Sports director Jonas Boldt recently said that the club could imagine working with Hecking in the lower house if there was another year, but his face spoke a different language in the final phase of the Sandhausen game.
Aaron Hunt and HSV on the ground – the Hamburgers will go into their third second division year next season
Source: dpa / Christian Charisins
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“Jonas Boldt and Dieter Hecking have already said that they will go into the analysis after the season. The trust of Jonas Boldt is there and he will find a solution with Dieter Hecking. We will not fall into populism, we will discuss everything in peace, ”said club president Marcell Jansen.
Changes were unsuccessful
There is a lot to talk about. Hecking was unable to give the team stability. After the Corona break, the HSV scored only ten out of 27 possible points and so gambled away the climb. Hecking kept changing the lineup and tactical alignment. In the promotion endgame, for example, he let his team defend with a chain of three for the first time in the season. “I am the last to say: I made no mistakes,” said Hecking. He did not want to comment on his future: “We said everything about it.”
HSV coach Dieter Hecking after the bitter defeat against Sandhausen
Source: dpa / Christian Charisins
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In the past two years, the Hamburg team had turned the team and coaching team inside out after the missed climbs. Unsuccessfully, the team only ended up in fourth place twice. After relegation, the club brought nine new players and separated from twelve professionals. In the past summer break and in the course of the season, 15 new ones came to HSV, the change did not bring the desired success. This summer, external circumstances in particular could force the club to continue.
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Even before the outbreak of the Corona crisis, the Hanseatic people’s financial situation was not good, but the pandemic has further intensified the club’s worries. Due to the missed promotion, the HSV alone will lose 20 million euros in additional TV money, due to the lack of income from ticket sales, the makers will have to reduce the staff budget. There are also ambiguities with the club’s sponsors and sponsors. According to the “Abendblatt”, the HSV could not yet agree on further cooperation with its patron Klaus-Michael Kühne. The billionaire has held the naming rights to the Volksparkstadion annually for four million euros since 2015. The contract expires on Tuesday.
Are the sponsors loyal?
The “Emirates” jersey sponsor could also choose a contractual option that releases him from his obligation. The airline suffering from the Corona crisis can apparently terminate the contract, which runs until 2022, because an exit clause became effective due to the non-ascent. “Emirates” made a commitment to continue working together last winter, but this was before the outbreak of the pandemic that brought air traffic to a standstill worldwide.
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So far, the people of Hamburg have only made one transfer for the coming season due to the financially tense situation and the imponderables that the Corona crisis brings. Defensive midfielder Amadou Onana moved from the U19 Hoffenheim to HSV on a free transfer.
It seems that the former Bundesliga dino is shrinking into a normal second division club in its third year in the lower house. Should the club’s financial situation deteriorate further due to the withdrawal of sponsors and the lack of ticket revenue, it will face fate, as has happened to many traditional clubs in the past. 1860 Munich, Kaiserslautern and Dynamo Dresden are warning examples.
