FC Schalke 04 lost a test match against 1. FC Nürnberg with 0:1. Coach Thomas Reis criticised the performance in the second half.

Striker Kenan Karaman was clear, speaking of a “catastrophe” to the WAZ after the 0:1 test match defeat of Bundesliga football team FC Schalke 04 against second-division team 1. FC Nürnberg. Like Karaman, coach Thomas Reis also criticised the performance in the second half in particular. “When you see a second half like that, it’s very annoying. We have to take a look at ourselves, every single player. You can’t present yourself like that. You can’t have that second half,” Reis said.

He criticised one player personally, without mentioning his name. It was about defender Ibrahima Cissé, who had caused the penalty in the 79th minute with a stupid foul on Jermain Nischalke, which became the decisive 0:1 through Erik Shuranov.

“When you play a second half like that, where the goalkeeper keeps you in the game, you have to get a 0-0 for once. I always say that we have to make fewer mistakes. But then it was another mistake by a young player that leads to the goal against,” said Reis and added: “He relies on his body and thinks he can just handle the situation. But you saw that it doesn’t work like that. He has to learn from that. “

Concretely, Reis described the scene like this, “He has a good position and makes a wrong decision. He’s not at full speed, relying on his body to settle it. But his opponent got to the ball before him, crosses – and then it’s a foul. In the Bundesliga that is brutally punished.”

There was praise only for the performance in the first half. “The first half goes to us. We played very well there and were able to play through to the front again and again. Like against Zurich, we have to take the lead, but we don’t manage to do that,” said Reis.