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6 weeks ago
Schalke remain rooted to the foot of the Bundesliga table, eight points adrift of Mainz in the relegation play-off spot, after the two sides played out a goalless draw at the Veltins-Arena.
Dimitrios Grammozis handed 18-year-old Kerim Calhanoglu his Bundesliga debut at left-back, but the new Schalke head coach s preparations were rocked by an injury in the warm-up to influential playmaker Amine Harit. A devilish corner from his replacement, Can Bozdogan, provided a rare spot of Schalke excitement in the first half, but Shkodran Mustafi s point-blank header was beaten away by Robin Zentner. Mainz found more joy in the final third as Leandro Barreiro toe-poked a low Danny Da Costa cross narrowly wide and Adam Szalai shot wide on the turn. The ex-Schalke striker was presented with a glorious opening to break the deadlock on the stroke of half-time, but failed to make contact with Moussa Niakhate s ball into the box.
Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann was made to work by Marvin Plattenhardt s early long-range strike, before Mark Uth returned fire for the visitors. American Matthew Hoppe got in on the act with an improvised acrobatic attempt, which Alexander Schwolow swatted away in somewhat unorthodox fashion. The Hertha stopper proceeded to instigate an incisive counter-attack, which concluded with a spread-eagle Fährmann thwarting Dodi Lukebakio at close quarters. Schwolow followed suit moments later, diving full stretch to keep out Uth in a promising one-on-one. It proved a decisive moment in the first half, as Hertha forged ahead with their next meaningful attack. After Matheus Cunha s shot was charged down in the penalty area, Arsenal loanee Guendouzi guided the follow-up into the far corner of Fährmann s goal for 1-0.
14 weeks ago
Schalke ended a horrible 2020 rock bottom of the Bundesliga table having won only one league game all year. They have now appointed their fourth coach of the season in Christian Gross with the sole aim of avoiding relegation.
bundesliga.com has five reasons why the Royal Blues will avoid the Bundesliga trapdoor…
1) A new start under Gross
Gross, 66, follows David Wagner, Manuel Baum and caretaker boss Huub Stevens as the man charged with getting Schalke their first Bundesliga victory since 17 January 2020. Since then, the club has gone 29 matches without three points and is now only two games short of equalling the league’s longest unbeaten run of 31 set by Tasmania Berlin in 1965/66.
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