FC Schalke 04 is one of the big winners of matchday 23 in the 2nd Bundesliga. While the Royal Blues got back on track with a 2-0 home win against SC Paderborn and celebrated their twelfth win of the season, the complete promotion competition for 1. FC Heidenheim, HSV, Werder Bremen, Darmstadt 98 and FC St. Pauli left them points lie. S04 veteran Gerald Asamoah sees his club with every chance again.
On Sunday morning, before FC St. Pauli lost 3-0 at home to Hannover 96, the manager of the FC Schalke license was a guest on “Sky90”.
There, the 43-year-old was primarily happy about Schalke’s answer, which the team had given after the bitter 2-1 defeat at Fortuna Düsseldorf a week earlier: “We showed a reaction. […] You saw a team that gave everything,” said the club veteran on the “Sky” show.
By the end of the 23rd day of play, the miners had reduced the gap to the new leaders Werder Bremen to two points. As a result, FC Schalke 04 has full control of their promotion back to the Bundesliga.
Asamoah emphasizes: “Have a three-year plan”
According to the current status, the Gelsenkircheners still rank fifth. Nevertheless, Asamoah still sees every chance with his team, who are supposedly facing mandatory tasks against Karlsruhe, Rostock and Ingolstadt in the coming weeks: “If we had been told after relegation that we were in the table at this point, we would have been signed immediately,” said the ex-pro, who played over 275 Bundesliga games for FC Schalke.
The season goal in the professional squad of the traditional club is clearly formulated: “The boys know what counts and want to get promoted.” Asamoah himself was more cautious, adding: “Of course I want to move up, but we have a three-year plan.”