In the 2nd Bundesliga, Hamburger SV is up there after the 2-0 win in Bielefeld and is on course. But away from the pitch, the quarrels overshadow millions of sporting success.
Everything could be so beautiful at Hamburger SV. With the 2-0 (1-0) win at Arminia Bielefeld, the Hanseatic League are on course in the 2nd Bundesliga, they have only conceded one goal in their four previous games.
“Already successful” was the start of the season, said captain Sebastian Schonlau on NDR. But the fuss surrounding the latest million-dollar offer from the powerful entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne and the long-simmering quarrels in the boardroom overlay the sporting success of the promotion co-favorite.
HSV fans on the barricades
In Bielefeld, the fans expressed their opinion of the Kühne offer with rough words. With banners (“Anchored in the statutes. 75+1 non-negotiable, Kühne piss off”), the HSV appendix showed that they didn’t think much of the 85-year-old’s offer. The man from Hamburg, who lives in Switzerland, had offered the cash-strapped HSV Fußball AG 120 million euros – in return he demanded even more power and influence.
Kühne is already one of the most important donors, but his mostly grumbling statements always cause unrest. But that has been the case in the club for a long time anyway: Because the relationship between CFO Thomas Wüstefeld, who is involved in the AG, and sports director Jonas Boldt is tense.
After all, the supervisory board released money in its meeting with HSV President Marcell Jansen at the top on Friday evening so that Boldt and coach Tim Walter can strengthen the team. In Bielefeld, however, things went well with the current staff.
Strong HSV appearance in Bielefeld
“We were very dominant and confident,” said Walter. With nine points, HSV is jostling with several competitors at the top of the table. SC Paderborn achieved their third success on Friday with a 1-0 win in Kaiserslautern, as did 1. FC Heidenheim with a surprisingly clear 3-0 win in Nuremberg. Hamburg’s next opponent, Darmstadt 98, beat Hansa Rostock 4-0 – also thanks to a curious mistake by Hansa keeper Markus Kolke.
Had it not been for the unnecessary defeat in the first home game against Rostock (0:1), HSV could look down on the competition from the top. At least the team is stable. The players quickly coped with the setback against Rostock. And they have not been impressed by the turbulence in the club so far. In Bielefeld, the arrivals of Ransford Königsdörffer (28th) and Laszlo Benes (74th) proved with their respective debut goals that players other than Robert Glatzel can also score. (dpa)