Greuther Fürth - Arminia Bielefeld

Fürth's Coach searching for the best lineup today

This is the season opener for two teams who are normally known for 2.Bundesliga. Fürth made a one year trip to 1.Bundesliga but had never a chance there while Bielefeld had to go down in 3.Bundesliga and had some bad times above all in financial sector. But they worked well and this is their success now, their comeback in 2.Bundesliga. Relegated Fürth wants to start winning again in 2.Bundesliga above all at home where they won nothing in 1.BL and their last win was against St. Pauli in their own stadium in their promotion season. Additional they want to bring their fans back on their side and give them something to celebrate in the future again. 

Nevertheless Fürth looked very well in their friendlies and they got some great results above all against Celtic Glasgow they played really well and won in the end 6-2. What is an absolutely surprise, of course it was preparation but with such margin it was a surprise. After their disaster season last year they changed some. Some players had to go and some came but they found some good one on the market. With Nehrig, Klaus, Nöthe, Prib left some starter Fürth while with Brosinki, Sukalo, Sparv and Korcsmar they bought some who have the potential for starting lineup. Above all they are more dangerous at free kicks because with Mavraj and Sukalo they have some very good and tall players in their rows.

After some years away, Bielefeld is back. Let's see if their squad is strong enough for 2.Bundesliga. They signed not a lot and in this case they count almost on the same lineup as they did last season. Their only blow is that 1st keeper got injured and is out for 6 weeks now. This is the chance for their second keeper. Hopefully he gets some match praxis in friendlies so he can be an important man today. All the others are the same and maybe the system is a big different as they do not play like in 3.Bundesliga. I expect a much more defensive minded team and only with one striker upfront. This should be their 3rd league top scorer Klos. But overall they are well balanced and know each other very well.