8 Bundesliga Sleeping Giants Who Could Topple Bayern Munich
7. The Fall Of Hamburger SV
Sleeping giant, call it what you want. Hamburger SV has suffered a torrid time of late. Having played in the past two relegation play-offs, HSV somehow remain the only club never to be relegated from the Bundesliga since its formation. Winner of three Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokal trophies, HSV were a dominant force throughout Germany during the Kevin Keegan era. The famous Red Shorts won the European Cup in 1983, three years after being runners-up during Nottingham Forests European triumph. Since Rafael van der Vaarts return to the club, HSV have struggled to pick up any real momentum. Conceding 75 goals during the 2013-14 season was unexpected from a Hamburg side who had been competing in the Champions League not too long ago. The 2014-15 season was the same story for die Rothosen who despite managing to concede much less (50), finished the leagues lowest scorers finding the net on just 25 occasions. Bruno Labbadia pulled off the Great Escape for HSV and it will be interesting to see what the German does in a full season at the club who won four times in eight matches since his return.
