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Stambouli with creepy flaws
Benjamin Stambouli, whom Gross had explicitly called out because of his many years of experience, lost two balls in the first half. The first ended up in the arms of goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann. Jadon Sancho (42nd) took advantage of the second. The BVB, and that was the decisive difference in this game, seized their opportunities. And that night, Schalke, in the person of the French, provided the reason why they have barely been able to win a match in a long time.
In this difficult situation, Coach Gross cannot even trust the pillars he has chosen in the team. “I am very disappointed. He himself knows that he has made a mistake. Such a mistake should not occur in the zone. Otherwise, he is an absolute model professional. I will not turn it around”, said Gross, who did not want to blame a single player.
After Stambouli’s second defection, the game was almost decided. Individual mistakes have been changing the cause for weeks, always resulting in devastating negative experiences. Endless Schalke horror.
S04 again with almost no risk of scoring
Dortmund didn’t really have to shine to win this game. Erling Haaland (45 °) by a remarkable lateral shooter, Raphael Guerrero (60 °) after a one-two with Marco Reus and again Haaland (79 °) by stabber scored the other hits for Dortmund against the committed, not blocking but in too much concerns Schalke significantly too limited.
Fighting alone is not enough at the Bundesliga level. Schalke don’t even take advantage of the best scoring opportunities like Suat Serdar’s (51st). They were shot twice at the Dortmund gate.
A balance of horror
While at BVB Erling Haaland with three shots on goal, Dortmund was the most dangerous, it was at Schalke with the same number, but completely inadequate attempts, right-back Timo Becker, which says a lot about the desolate attacking game from S04. This year, Schalke scored five goals in five home games, four of them in their only win of the season against 1899 Hoffenheim. A balance of terror from S04.
Dortmunders’ recent stumbles have not only garnered a lot of recognition from his recently unhappy fans with this success. They also kept the opportunity to fight for at least one place in the Champions League. In the course of this happiness, the Dortmund players danced and celebrated in front of the empty guest corner at the Schalke Arena, which seemed strange but should be understood as a thank you to the fans.
Schalke need a miracle
If, from Schalke’s point of view, another (football) miracle does not occur, this Saturday night (February 20, 2021) was the last Bundesliga matchday in a long time, in which both teams will compete in a derby. . “There is not much time left, that is a limiting factor, I am aware of that. We will continue fighting”Gross said.
Now, however, only those people who remain optimistic even in the heaviest seas have any real hope of staying awake.
Christian Gross recently claimed that Schalke was his most difficult task in his long life as a manager. It seems you can’t solve this big problem either.
