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Christian Gross, who was fired by Schalke from the club on Sunday, said the report alleging that players who rebelled against him negatively affected his career at the German club.
The Swiss, a former Zamalek manager, has suffered 8 defeats in 11 games for Schalke 04 and has only won two games since taking up the job last December.
“The report on the rebellion affected us a lot. I spoke to the club’s sports director on Saturday morning and he told me that he had not met any player from the team,” Gross, 66, told the Swiss newspaper.
He continued: “I also told the players to inform me directly if there is a problem with the team. They may not like it, but they have to speak frankly, no problem.”
The coach, who was crowned with Zamalek in the 2018-2019 Confederation, continued: “Very frustrated, because as a coach I felt that the team was developing. We were on the right track and developing, and I still believe that Schalke is capable of avoiding the descent “.
Schalke are last in the German league standings, nine points above the safe points.
Gross previously trained in the German League when he took over from Stuttgart in 2009/2010 and led to promotion to the European League.
And after leaving Zamalek, he led Al-Ahly in a quick third term before returning to Europe, late last year, for the first time in 8 years.
