Hamburger SV’s coach, Merlin Polzin, has announced that Bayern Munich loanee, Daniel Peretz, will start for HSV in their DFB-Pokal match away to FC Heidenheim. Polzin had this to say, “Daniel Peretz will be
in goal… He has accepted the role, trains daily at a top level, and also has absolute leadership qualities. Therefore he has absolutely deserved to be in goal.” (as reported by @iMiaSanMia ’s German page)
Peretz has been vocal since the beginning of his loan spell about his disappointment in the decision to not start him. He has even stated that the loan deal could be terminated early if he continues to be benched. It is good to hear from the HSV boss that he continues to work hard in training despite not loving the backup role he finds himself in.
This will be his first appearance for HSV, having been left on the bench for every match — including the first round of the DFB-Pokal. The only non-training experience he has gotten since the move to Hamburg was with the Israel national team. He has been in goal for three of the last four World Cup qualifiers. Israel won 4-0, lost 5-4, and lost 5-0 in those matches and failed to qualify for next Summer’s World Cup.
