the hsv needs faster players in defence. and also the midfield is too slow . and the hsv needs players with character and players who can lead the team properly .
such types like effenberg,matthaus,nogly,memering or similar types in the past. that is what the hamburger sv lacks .
personally i find the style how hamburg plays boring too . it all takes too slow for me . and not one player can hit a good pass over 50 or 60 metres.
Hamburger SV has reached 66 points. This would have got them direct promotion the last few years (until 2018). They have scored the most goals this season. So they are not that bad. But you are right about the defence. They scored 26 goals in the second half of the season, making them the seventh worst defence. But you have to say that they had to rebuild their defence because of the loss of Vuskovic and that did not work out well. The defence was also overburdened in the second leg against Stuttgart.
So something should really be done in the defence.