Bundesliga relegated FC Schalke 04 are just getting going in the lower house under coach Karel Geraerts. After the 0-1 defeat against Holstein Kiel, the Belgian’s work is being viewed more and more critically. S04 sports director Marc Wilmots does not want to have another coaching discussion in Gelsenkirchen.
Schalke boss Marc Wilmots has demonstratively supported his compatriot Karel Geraerts.
“A change of coach is not an issue for me,” the sports director was quoted in the “WAZ” after the bankruptcy in Kiel – the twelfth in the current second division season: “The most important thing for me is continuity. Schalke 04 has often “It’s enough to change the coach. Karel is doing a good job, I’m there at every training session.”
Wilmots emphasized: “We don’t have a coaching problem.”
However, the renewed discussion on Schalke is no coincidence: Karel Geraerts took over the Revierklub at the beginning of October last year, and since then there have only been five wins in twelve games. He had the club in 16th place in the table. taken over, he and his team are still in 14th place after 21 match days, dangerously close to the relegation zone. The lead over penultimate Hansa Rostock is just two points.
FC Schalke 04 before a trend-setting duel
One thing is clear: Even during the winter break, the 42-year-old obviously wasn’t able to pull the right levers. In the new calendar year, just two league goals were scored.
Nevertheless, the Belgian was able to use almost the entire squad in the last few games. In Darko Churlinov and Brandon Soppy, two new players were made available to him in the winter – although both joined the squad with major physical deficits.
FC Schalke 04’s next landmark duel in the 2nd Bundesliga is next Saturday (1:00 p.m.) when SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a guest. The Hessians are four points ahead in 13th place in the table – a defeat, and the secured middle of the table is a long way off for the time being.