2023-10-25 08:15:58
A month later – and still in full crisis mode. It’s been a good four weeks since Thomas Reis’ term at FC Schalke 04 ended. After relegation from the Bundesliga, he and the team slipped inexorably into a downward spiral.
Opinions are still divided regarding the coach’s dismissal. While some fans at FC Schalke 04 (and players) did not agree with the tactics at all, others are of the opinion that there is no more to be gained from the squad. And apparently Reis himself also had a bad premonition.
FC Schalke 04: Change problems
The upheaval at Schalke was once once more bigger. Numerous top performers such as Rodrigo Zalazar, Moritz Jenz or Marius Bülter (more here) might not be retained. For a long time, Andre Hechelmann and Peter Knäbel remained extremely confident regarding the qualities of the new team. This has rarely been shown so far.
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Reis probably already suspected that key positions were not being filled sufficiently well. According to a new report from “Bild”, the ex-coach of FC Schalke 04 insisted on signing four specific players. But none of them came.
Quartet didn’t come
Specifically, these were probably Maxim Leitsch, Gerrit Holtmann and the two loanees Tim Skarke and Sepp van den Berg, whom he would have been only too happy to keep. Accordingly, Reis wanted to have more speed in order to be able to implement his game idea properly.
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Everyone took different paths. Did S04 abandon his ex-coach? Of course, on the one hand it is true that Schalke can no longer afford everything financially. In addition, further charisma was lost with the renewed descent. All of the four candidates ultimately had the chance to remain first class. Of course that doesn’t help either.
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On the other hand, this also shows that Reis had a clear profile for the players he wanted – and that these were not implemented by other players. For example, a lack of speed in the defensive line is a big problem.
FC Schalke 04: It’s regarding everything
Karel Geraerts now has to deal with the effects of the whole thing anyway. The coming weeks will show whether the turnaround will be successful – or whether the fear of relegation will accompany the Knappen throughout the entire season.
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