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Düsseldorf (AP) - Former Bundesliga coach Friedhelm Funkel believes that the 4-0 win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim will give FC Schalke 04 a lasting boost in the fight against relegation.
“Such a sense of achievement - and the 4: 0 was very convincing - naturally helps, also for the head,” said the 67-year-old on Sunday in the “Sky 90” football talk.
«From my point of view, Schalke took a big step in the right direction.
That will help them in the next few weeks. "
The experienced twinkle was considered a successor candidate at the Revierclub, which was threatened with relegation, after the separation from Manuel Baum, before Schalke decided to coach Christian Gross from Switzerland shortly before Christmas.
Funkel praised 19-year-old striker Matthew Hoppe, who scored his first three Bundesliga goals on Saturday and made a significant contribution to Schalke's first victory in almost a year: “Now this big bang.
When do you score three goals in the Bundesliga?
That will give the boy and the whole team confidence. "
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