After the 1:3 defeat against SC Paderborn, the S04 fans vent their displeasure. Goalkeeper Michael Langer commented on the incidents.
It was a black evening in Paderborn, FC Schalke 04 went down 1:3 on Friday evening, threatening to fall to a relegation place.
During the game, the Schalke fans had already stopped supporting the team and there was silence on the S04 side. The fans became all the louder after the final whistle. Beer cups flew in the direction of the professionals and now the shouts rang out: “We are Schalke fans and you are not! The atmosphere was heated.
FC Schalke 04 is lurching deeper and deeper into crisis. S04 goalkeeper Michael Langer was also deeply disappointed. He had conceded 3 goals, the first in the 43rd minute. “That was a neck blow, so shortly before the break,” said Langer. “Overall it was too little, a used evening. The situation sucks, I really have to say that. We have to wake up and show a different face.”
Schalke keeper Langer reacts to fan protest
The Schalke fans also see it that way. The goalkeeper also spoke about the loud protest after the final whistle. “I can totally understand that the fans are pissed off and angry. So are we players.” At the moment, he said, the team lacked the necessary self-confidence, “we have to work on that again now. “
Langer sees the quality of the squad as “sufficient, we have a very good team. We just have to show that now, work calmly and get back on track. “
Sky expert Sören Gonther sees Schalke’s situation “worrying. The quality is there, but now Schalke must be careful not to get into a maelstrom.” He cited Arminia Bielefeld as a cautionary example. There, it went from the 1st to the 2nd and finally directly into the 3rd league. “They thought for a long time that the quality was right. Until it was too late. Maybe Schalke underestimated this second league season, after it went straight to promotion again the first time.”
In front of 15,000 spectators in the sold-out Paderborn stadium, Felix Platte scored the opening goal for the hosts in the 43rd minute. After the second half, Florent Muslija increased the lead to 2:0 with a penalty kick (53rd) and then scored a second goal (76th).