Friedhelm Funkel is a record rising trainer in the 2nd Bundesliga, in his long career a total of six teams led high into first-class. The 68-year-old has now explained why he sees Werder Bremen and the HSV at the front this year and why it could become closely for the FC Schalke 04 with the return to the Bundesliga.

Through the 2: 1 home win against Karlsruher SC, Werder Bremen is climbed for the first time on a direct rise spot for the first weekend. Under Chief Trainer Ole Werner, the relegated most recently celebrated seven victories in a row and is currently considered the best team in the German Football Unterhaus.

Also Friedhelm Funkel is sure that the green-white will return to the Bundesliga at the end of the season: “Bremen is my top favorite because so much fits. The coach Ole Werner has immediately built a really good hierarchy. Im Tor with Pavlenska, defense chief TPRAK, beggons in midfield and front of the two crazy, “said sparkel in conversation with the” HSV Image “.

With the “crazy”, the coach retirees meant the striker duino Niklas Füllkrug and Marvin Ducksch, which had regularly provided for a furore on the Weser in recent weeks.

In addition to the Bremen, Warkel also trusts the Hamburger SV to finally reach the return to the Bundesliga for fourth start-up. According to his forecast, the red redothos will rise as a table seconds this season: “The HSV is playful, courageous, scores goals. These times simply turned it. They have proven that in the last few weeks,” says the football teacher, who still the football teacher 1. FC Cologne had preserved as a firefighter before the descent.

Currently, the HSV ranks still in third place in the 2nd Bundesliga. There, according to the sparkel after 34 match days of FC Schalke 04, which could then be qualified for the Bundesliga in the relegation.

Funkel: Werder, HSV and Schalke make rise among themselves

Even the youngest 1: 2 away website at Funkels Ex-Club Fortuna Düsseldorf will not throw royal blue from the train, he is sure: “You can not make crazy from the defeat. That’s not a leg break. You have to go against now Win Paderborn, so there are no doubts. “

While Warkel sees the longtime Bundesliga sizes Werder Bremen, HSV and FC Schalke as a top candidate on the rise and relegation strands, according to his prophecy, the other top teams go to FC St. Pauli, the SV Darmstadt 98 and the 1st FC Heidenheim empty: “The quality of Bremen, Hamburg and Schalke is bigger,” the coach legend set summarized.