“I would have been against making him coach in the summer if he hadn’t been boss before. Now he has the chance to show it,” said Souque, making it clear: If the experiment succeeds, Wagner has a great chance of keeping the position beyond the summer. The prerequisite: staying in the league with 1. FC Köln.
However, there was no discussion with Friedhelm Funkel, the savior of the previous season and the constant shadow over the Geißbockheim. “I saw Friedhelm two weeks ago at a birthday party,” Souque joked, but then became serious: “I like him a lot, but the best variant is René Wagner.”
