FC Schalke 04 is sinking into chaos. After the 1-2 home defeat against Hertha BSC, the Royal Blues are in relegation place 16 in the 2nd Bundesliga and are threatened with another crash. Cult coach Peter Neururer heavily criticizes the club’s management and sees the signing of the new coach as a possible problem despite great potential.
Peter Neuruer watched the second division game between Schalke and Hertha on Sunday – and probably didn’t do himself any favors.
“Schalke against Hertha – that sounds like a first division game, that sounds good. But it took place in the bottom of the table in the 2nd division,” said Peter Neururer in his “Wettfreunde” column. And in the area that would mean relegation or relegation, Schalke have currently “firmly established themselves”. The cult coach trained the miners himself between 1989 and 1990.
Neururer: There are rumblings at Schalke
Neururer’s tough analysis of the present: “It could hardly be more terrible. The mood is threatening to change. It has already changed in relation to the coach. The coach has been given leave of absence, whether rightly so or not: I have positioned myself clearly and say: “Not rightly so. He did a great job. The lack of success will continue without him.” Schalke had thrown Thomas Reis out the door after the botched start.
Neururer explained that there are rumblings in the club’s environment – also because of the commitment of the new coach Karel Geraerts from Belgium. “A man who worked successfully in Saint-Gilloise, but who doesn’t have the greatest experience,” said the 68-year-old.
The Belgian showed last year what he is capable of with a good team. “But he doesn’t find a good team now. A team that had to be promoted – quote from the board and coach – and is currently in a relegation battle.”
The whole thing is a difficult and complicated task for a trainer. He sees the obligation as a major weak point. “He doesn’t speak German. That could be a problem,” warned Neururer.
“The problems at Schalke are not just in the sporting area, but also in communication and understanding each other.”
But he hopes for Schalke’s sake that it won’t be a problem. Now he is excited to see “what the new CEO will do” and “what will happen next for Knäbel.”
His demand is clear: “All those who put the team together should normally question themselves.”