Since Frank Kramer’s leave of absence on Wednesday, FC Schalke 04 has been officially looking for a coach. Before the Bundesliga match against Hertha BSC on Sunday (5:30 p.m.), sporting director Rouven Schröder and interim coach Matthias Kreutzer answer questions from the press.
sport.de accompanies the PK from Gelsenkirchen on Friday 2:45 p.m in the live blog.
+++ Here we go +++
The press conference of FC Schalke 04 from Gelsenkirchen starts at the minute. What insight will Schröder and Kreutzer provide?
+++ How is the search for a trainer going at S04? +++
Rouven Schröder’s main focus is undoubtedly on presenting a new head coach as soon as possible. Most recently, however, the media mainly reported cancellations. Domenico Tedesco and Bruno Labbadia are said to have blocked. According to “Sky”, Thomas Reis is currently not a candidate either. The latest denial came from surprise solution Christian Ilzer from Sturm Graz in Austria. So the list of candidates at Schalke is getting shorter and shorter. How does Schroeder deal with this?
+++ How does Kreutzer want to lead the team to success +++
Before there is a long-term solution on the sidelines, Matthias Kreutzer will look after the miners as interim coach on Sunday. Frank Kramer’s former assistant has to breathe new life into the team. But how does the new coach imagine the performance of his eleven? Will S04 tackle the game in Berlin defensively or will Kreutzer attack?
+++ Bitter record at FC Schalke 04 +++
Difficult weeks lie behind FC Schalke 04. In the Bundesliga, the Royal Blues are in a downward trend, on Tuesday the cup game in Hoffenheim also became a debacle at 1: 5. With just one win in their first ten Bundesliga games, the newly promoted team is now penultimate in the table and has the second-worst goals and goals scored. So there was a lot of criticism of the playful approach of S04.
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