“My suggestions are heard”
With nine points from 15 games, Schalke 04 are bottom of the Bundesliga table during the winter break. After four games on the bench, coach Thomas Reis now has several weeks to restructure the team according to his ideas. Newcomers should also help – even though no sports director has been available since Rouven Schröder left at the end of October. The vote of the former Bochum coach counts all the more in January.
“Yes, my suggestions are heard. As a team, together with André Hechelmann and René Grotus, we decided which positions we needed. We are looking for someone for the center and fast players for the outside,” said Reis in an interview with “WAZ”.
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Tim Skarke was the last player associated with Schalke who would fit the profile of the fast-paced winger. “I read that too,” Reis said, without commenting further on the name. In any case, the change does not seem to fail due to the fundamental will of the 26-year-old from Union Berlin. Without further enquiry, Reis added with regard to Skarke: “I can say in general that the name Schalke 04 is still attractive, even if we are at the bottom of the table.”
If possible, the former Darmstadt player should be loaned out with a purchase option for the 1st and 2nd leagues. It is not known whether the model without a transfer is also preferred for the defensive, but it would fit into the Schalke transfer concept of the past winter. In the last three years, either free transfer professionals or loan players for which a fee was paid (2019 for Jean-Clair Todibo and Michael Gregoritsch). The “Royal Blues” last took on a fixed fee in January 2018 – but Schalke was in a different financial situation at the time and was able to sign a talented Rabbi Matondo for 9 million euros.
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In addition to external newcomers, Reis is also building on the return of injured professionals such as Sepp van den Berg (20), Leo Greiml (21) and Marcin Kaminski (30) to stabilize the second weakest defense in the league (32 goals conceded). In addition, Maya Yoshida, who showed some glaring weaknesses in the first series, should build on the form he showed at the World Cup in Qatar with the Japanese national team.
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“I hope that the World Cup will give him a boost,” says Reis, who explains the poor form of the 34-year-old in the Schalke jersey with the overall team performance and tactical orientation. “It certainly played a role that the point haul was poor so far, he was dissatisfied with himself and his game. Maya is someone who likes to pull back the chain of defense. That made it sometimes easier for the opponent. I try to give him a hand to defend more actively.” Despite the good World Cup, the regular place is by no means certain: “Everyone has to prove themselves again, including Maya,” Reis clarified.
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