Mirror - Rewind back a fortnight, or so, ago and Hamburg were in meltdown.
Sporting director Frank Arnesen and head coach Thorsten Fink were under increasing pressure from the club’s management board with HSV sitting in the relegation positions. The playing squad look devoid of any creative flair, or even just a competitive goal threat. There were dumped out in the first round of the DFB Pokal, Germany's equivalent of the FA Cup, by 3.Liga side Karslruhe, before losing to Nurnberg and Werder Bremen in their opening two league matches.
