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Mohamed
Zidan played from the start for HSV in their home match
versus Duisburg and was taken off in the 88th minute
after failing to make the desired impact. Unfortunately,
Zidan started in the worst match HSV played this season.
All the players looked out of form and Duisburg's pressure
didn't give Hamburg players any chance.
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Zidan lacks confidence
Zidan started but Failed to impress:
Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan started
together with Guerrero in attack. However, the Egyptian
lacked confidence and didn't perform well. To be fair,
all HSV squad looked awful as they failed to penetrate
the organized defense from Duisburg side and also failed
to deal with the pressure that the guests applied on
HSV forwards.
Zidan is indeed a great player and he
proved how good he is in the last season as he scored
13 goals in 15 games for Mainz. However, he couldn't
shine with Hamburg this season for a variety of reasons.
The most important of which is his lack of first team
football.
But more importantly, Zidan is not getting
support from his teammates who often try to find Van
der Vaart or Guerrero with their passes but they rarely
look for Zidan. The Egyptian also plays out of position
most of time and he is not getting enough support from
the coach. Due to this, Zidan tries not to overuse his
skills and to get rid of the ball.
Zidan should be given more creative freedom
and support from the coach, but unfortunately this is
not the case in Hamburg and so, it won't be surprising
if the Egyptian moved to another club this summer.
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In today's game, Zidan barely got the ball, he did well in
some occasions as he provided some good passes especially
for Guerrero. He also got a golden chance to score early on
but the Egyptian couldn't convert.
The match was pretty tight as Duisburg put all
HSV key players under immense pressure and closed the gaps
in their defense well. As a result, Hamburg had a lot of troubles
in the game as the forwards looked isolated at front and when
they got the ball, they lose it quickly due to pressure.
Duisburg won the game by a single goal which
came through Grlic who volleyed the ball home from 25 yards.
On the other hand, Werder Bremen managed to
steal the 2nd spot in table from Shalke after a great 5-1
home win. This defeat of Schalke put them 3rd in table while
HSV dropped to the 4th spot.
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