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After the defeat, Uth asks the bosses to act
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Mark Uth and Schalke lose in Berlin. The forward calls new players to avoid relegation
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Schalke 04 cannot win with their new coach Christian Gross either. The Royal Blues clearly lose at Hertha BSC – Tasmania’s sad negative record of only losing one game without winning.
VBefore his first Bundesliga game in ten years, Christian Gross looked a bit grumpy, but determined. He’s tough on the subject, but he knows what to do in the relegation battle. “I have to speak up, support them and, of course, first of all praise them,” emphasized the new Schalke coach before kick-off. It is not an easy job after 0: 3 (0: 1) at Hertha BSC.
“If we play like we did in the second half, then we are not competitive. I don’t know exactly what to do myself. Those responsible must act in the transfer market. We need players who can help us right now. Kolasinac is a good first step, “said Schalke forward Mark Uth after the match with clear words to the sports management.
Schalke also loses in Berlin and continues in free fall
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Schalke started the game boldly in the first game under coach fourth this season, setting the pace and looking more confident in the combinations. During the storm, Gross put his trust in young Matthew Hoppe. His shot took a strange trajectory in the 22nd minute and forced Berlin goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow into an act of rescue. In direct response, the other goalkeeper, Ralf Fährmann, saved against Dodi Lukebakio.
The hosts found their way into the game better from now on. More recently, Hertha’s chairman of the board of directors, Carsten Schmidt, urged improving the style of play. Consequently, he should have been happy with Matteo Guendouzi’s fine play to make it 1-0 (38th minute).
Matteo Guendouzi celebrates his 1-0 with Hertha
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It is consistent with Schalke’s season in which Mark Uth had failed shortly before the goal against Schwolow. Shortly after the break, Gross finally learned what he was getting into in his mission with the Royal Blues. After 52 minutes, the 66-year-old Swiss had to see Jhon Córdoba let in after a pass to the rear of the Schalke defense at 2-0. The Royal Blues were inferior in all respects and also revealed defensive weaknesses in the third goal for the Berliners from Krzystof Piatek (80th).
Schalke have 351 days without a win in the Bundesliga
“There is a lack of efficiency. We have to be more efficient in front of goal because we won’t have many chances in the future either, ”Gross said after the final whistle. When asked about his forward Uth’s clear demand for new players, the manager touched on the emotionality so shortly after the loss and made the request a bit more diplomatically.
“Basically we need more goal danger in the outer positions. Jochen Schneider travels day and night. Try the impossible because there are simply financial bottlenecks. I hope we have one or the other player with a strong personality, ”Gross said.
In the end, only Gross’s pious wish remained: he appealed to the ambition of each individual. For Tasmania Berlin’s all-time negative record, Schalke only misses one more game without a win.
In calendar 2020, Schalke only got 13 out of 90 possible points, that’s a negative all-time record. The team’s last victory was on January 17, 2020 (2-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach). Following the defeat in Berlin, Schalke have gone 351 days without a Bundesliga victory.
A Bundesliga team has never been without a victory for so long, at least not without being relegated in the middle! Tasmania Berlin waited “only” 280 days for a Bundesliga victory in 1965/66. Schalke welcomes TSG Hoffenheim next Saturday.
