Back in the High Life
By: Chris | February 24th, 2009Even though the knockout round of the Champions League begins this evening (and if you read this blog, you know damn well who I am cheering for and against), I would be remiss if I did not post something after Hamburg monumental defeat of valiant Leverkusen in Dusseldorf on Sunday.
That’s right. Die Rothosen are once again top of the Bundesliga, thanks to the suddenly sturdy feet of Marcell Jansen (the with one ‘S’, right Ashiq?). Jansen bagged a brace with goals at the 18th and 67th minutes, offset by a nice goal by Patrick Helmes in the 29th minute.
So now what? Well for starters, there’s the second leg of the UEFA Cup tie with NEC Nijmegen on Thursday. Word from the training ground is that newly acquired Tomas Rincon may start for either Piotr Trochowski (ill-stomach virus), or Guy Demel (thigh bruise). Mikael Tavares and Michael Gravgaard are cup tied and will not be playing, so that pretty much leaves Rincon to fill in. To cap off the week, Hamburg host Wolfsburg Sunday in a match that has some serious payback implications. How could we forget the 3(!) 3-nil beatings HSV suffered in the Hinründe, the first of which was adminstered by Wolfsburg? Not sure I will ever forget those. One guy we won’t be seeing Sunday is Hamburg Offside fave Jerome Boateng. ‘Rome came on for Guy Demel in the 60th minute, earned a yellow in the 81st and topped off a short performance with a second yellow and his hall pass to the dressing room in the 86th minute. I have been clammoring for Boateng to be playing but outings like this don’t impress BMJ.
Category: AFC Ajax Amsterdam, Bundesliga, Eredivise, Martin Jol, Match Recap, NEC Nijmegen, Team News, UEFA Cup
Tags: 1. Bundesliga, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga, Eredivise, Hamburger SV, Martin Jol, Match Recap, NEC Nijmegen, Player News, SV Hamburg, Team News, UEFA CupSubscribe
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If Jansen keeps it up he’ll be back in the national team in no time. How was his defending though?
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” thanks to the suddenly sturdy feet of Marcell Jansen (the with one ‘S’, right Ashiq?) ”
Yes
” Piotr Trochowski (ill-stomach virus) ”
Is this the reason why he did not play well against Leverkusen?
” One guy we won’t be seeing Sunday is Hamburg Offside fave Jerome Boateng. ”
It was a really harsh decision for his second yellow, it was pretty clear he was going for the ball. Anyway it’s looking bad to worse for him as he just got into a fight with Albert Streit in training.
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Nick – Jansen’s defending was adequate, but he lined up in the midfield opposite Trochowski, almost in a wing-role. In that regard, he performance was a pleasant surprise.
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Ashiq-Based on reputation alone, Streit is not easy to get along with. Let’s hope that BMJ doesn’t banish him (Boateng) to the bench permanently. I think that the UEFA Cup tie with Nijmegen would be the perfect chance to get some of the guys who have been waiting for playing time all year some valueable match experience.
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HSV are on a roll! If the lads can stay focused, our homestand against NEC, Wolfsburg, and Wiesbaden should go well. Wolfsburg has had a dismal season on the road this year. Then again, HSV weren’t exactly road warriors going into the last road stretch. Aaagggh, I love this game!
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Also, if you didn’t which keeper was a German international, would have guessed the correct one at the end of the game? Adler seems a bit shaky.
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