FC Schalke have to face Hansa Rostock on Sunday. This is the situation for the S04 team ahead of the match.
After the redemptive 4:0 win against VfL Osnabrück, FC Schalke 04 will be looking to defeat the next basement team in the 2nd Bundesliga. On Sunday (13:30), coach Karel Geraerts’ team will play at Hansa Rostock.
Rostock have only won one of their last seven games. Should Schalke win their second three in a row at the Baltic Sea, they would overtake Rostock.
However, the S04 coach will be missing a number of players for the game, with Dominick Drexler, Yusuf Kabadayi, Leo Greiml, Danny Latza, Marius Müller and Assan Ouedraogo all out.
At the pre-match press conference, the Belgian emphasized: “The win against Osnabrück has given the team confidence for the next game. It will be tough again against Rostock, who played well in Karlsruhe recently. It can be very intense, we’ll be prepared for the atmosphere. “
It was important to see that the team can play several systems. In Düsseldorf, we even changed systems twice in the match
Karel Geraerts
What formation the coach will play in Rostock is not certain. What is clear is that Schalke can play several formations, as Geraerts summed up with satisfaction: “It was important to see that the team can play several systems. In Düsseldorf, we even changed systems twice in the match. The boys are flexible. That means we can also look at the opponent and decide how we want to play.”
Sebastian Polter, who has rarely been considered recently and has already been rumored to be considering a move away in the winter, is unlikely to be in the starting eleven. The coach on this personnel issue: “It’s not true that he didn’t play. He got a few minutes in Düsseldorf, but not recently because I brought on others in the 4-0 win. Everyone is doing their job well, the important thing is that I want to see a team, not individuals. Of course I can understand that he doesn’t feel so good when he doesn’t always play.”
This is how FC Schalke 04 could play at Hansa Rostock
Fährmann – Brunner, Kalas, Kaminski, Murkin – Schallenberg, Seguin – Karaman, Lasme, Mohr – Terodde
Missing: Drexler (torn muscle fiber), Greiml (torn cruciate ligament), Kabadayi (torn muscle fiber), Latza (torn muscle fiber), M. Müller (torn tendon in adductor area), Ouedraogo (syndesmosis tear)
Suspensions are imminent: Kaminski, Murkin, Schallenberg