The 2-1 win against VfB Stuttgart gives FC Schalke 04 new hope in the relegation battle. The only fly in the ointment was the blunder of Knappen keeper Ralf Fährmann when the guests scored, who suddenly regained hope. Reason enough for ex-national player Stefan Effenberg to criticize the goalkeeper.
Even established men like Ralf Fährmann began to sob on Saturday evening in the Veltins Arena. “This is Schalke, it gets under your skin and gives you the strength to survive the lows,” explained the 34-year-old, who made the game against Stuttgart unnecessarily exciting with a violent blackout at Borna Sosa’s connection goal (63rd). with tears in the eyes.
Nobody wanted to blame the veteran after the end of the game, the relief after the vital three-pointer against VfB was too great.
Outside of Gelsenkirchen, however, Fährmann’s faux pas was rated much more critically. In the “double pass” on “Sport1”, Stefan Effenberg even sang a swan song to the Schalke unlucky raven.
“He’s not a particularly good goalkeeper, but that’s another topic,” said the former Germany international in a devastating verdict.
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Effenberg was far from finished with that. “I’ve been following him for a long time. I say that Ralf Fährmann is not a good goalkeeper. They are not well positioned there either,” the 54-year-old also targeted the squad planners of the Royal Blues and added: “A good goalkeeper is not only important at the top of the table, but also in the relegation battle.”
Fährmann only returned to Schalke on the 18th matchday after competitor Alexander Schwolow looked unhappy several times.
“The decision will be made at the back who is the better goalkeeper. But the coach will be under pressure at some point if you concede 45 goals with Schwolow beforehand,” said Effenberg. That’s the only reason why the choice ultimately fell on “okay goalkeeper” Fährmann.