Do HSV still have cause to worry? Manager legend has clear view | OneFootball

Will HSV have to sweat again in the tight Bundesliga relegation battle? If you ask coaching legend Friedhelm Funkel, the clear answer is: no!

With six matchdays left before the end of the season, the situation at the bottom of the table is extremely tense, with as many as nine teams still theoretically fighting against the drop. Funkel therefore expects a dramatic finish. “The coming weeks will be extremely exciting. We’re still going to see great and heated encounters,” he predicts in an interview with Bild. But despite all the tension, the experienced coach already sees some clubs as safe. HSV is one of them.

For Funkel, alongside 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Augsburg, Hamburg are also among the teams with a sufficient cushion. His assessment is as clear as it is positive: “HSV are putting in very composed performances as a promoted side. They will surely get the points they need.” And even more: “I even think one more win will be enough to make sure they are still in the top flight next season.”

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Funkel extremely impressed by HSV’s way of working

A decisive factor, he says, is the calm within the club. Funkel particularly praises coach Merlin Polzin: “I find the work pleasantly objective, calm and purposeful.” And he continues: “Hamburg have never shied away from unpopular measures either. HSV have always remained calm.”

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So while, according to Funkel, the Red Shorts are hardly in any immediate danger anymore, the situation looks significantly bleaker for the other northern clubs in some cases. Both Werder Bremen and FC St. Pauli still have reason to worry. Funkel predicts: “I think one of the two clubs will finish in 16th place and go into the relegation playoff.” VfL Wolfsburg are currently even lower in 17th place and already sit four points behind safety.

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