The sports day: Ulreich in battle mode: Number one at HSV?

He finally wants to play regularly.

(Photo: imago images / Michael Schwarz)

Newcomer Sven Ulreich has clearly expressed his claim to the number one goal of the second division soccer team Hamburger SV. "Of course I came here to play more. That's my goal, I have to work hard for that," said the 32-year-old former new deputy at Bayern Munich after his first official training session at HSV.

• The fact that he had barely played at Bayern recently was "not a decisive factor for him. We played a lot of training games at Bayern, and the level of competition was always high."
• With the transfer coup, the fight for the regular place between the posts begins again at HSV. Coach Daniel Thioune had already explained that when the deal was looming, but the three-year contract with the veteran had not yet been signed.
• And even if Ulreich got the shirt number 26, it is certain that he will become the new number one. Thioune expressed his confidence in Daniel Heuer Fernandes, who had played in the three competitive games so far, for the first games of the season, but denied him a regular seat guarantee.