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Schalke trainer supposedly offered his resignation
02/18/2025 – 10:49 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Schalke is again turbulent this season. A change of coach has already been behind you, another one almost has been added. An old acquaintance was already in the starting blocks.
The season of second division Schalke 04 runs anything but desired. After just six match days, coach Karel Geraerts had to go for unsuccessful and internal quarrels. Kees van Wonderen followed him. And that would almost have been gone after just a few games. Because: After the 0: 3 home defeat at the end of November against Kaiserslautern, the Dutch offered its resignation internally. That reports “picture” and Sky.
Review: Even among the 56-year-old, things did not go as hoped. Three competitive defeats in a row led to a false start under the new coach. The team subsequently stabilized with five points from three games, but the clear bankruptcy against Kaiserslautern apparently made the coach brooding.
According to information from the “Bild”, van Wonderen then looked for a conversation with interim sports director Youri Mulder and squad planner Ben Manga. In the round in the performance center, van Wonderen expressed self -doubt and put his future for discussion.
Mulder and manga are said to have been surprised by this step, but van Wonderen expressed their trust and encouraged him to continue. After a few days of thinking, the trainer finally decided to stay in office. Schalke’s board boss Matthias Tillmann and supervisory board head Axel Hefer were also involved in the internal discussions.
Despite the decision to continue with Van Wonderen, the reports have already been placed behind the scenes for a possible successor solution. The club management was therefore open and considered a change of coach if Schalke loses the following game against Paderborn.
According to Sky, Friedhelm Funkel was in contact, who would have taken over the office. But the team won a surprising 4: 2 against the promotion candidate Paderborn – and van Wonderen remained. Further good results against Düsseldorf (1: 1) and Elversberg (4: 2) followed.
Schalke is currently in eleventh place, has developed seven points ahead of relegation place 16. Despite the latest stabilization, the situation remains tense. Internally there is criticism of van Wonderen, reports the pay TV station. The Dutch is still not uncontroversial, his future remains an issue.