FC Schalke will play Hertha BSC in a relegation duel on Sunday. This is the situation before the game at the Königsblauen.
Will FC Schalke arrive in the 2nd Bundesliga in a relegation duel against Hertha BSC (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.) of all places?
The goal of relegation to the Bundesliga is currently far away for Schalke. First and foremost, it’s about winning a game again to improve the mood.
That could be achieved against Berlin, who also got off to a sluggish start to the season, having lost three of their four games away from home. And in terms of personnel, S04 interim coach Matthias Kreutzer can fall back on several players who recently had to miss out due to injury.
First and foremost, Simon Terodde, who has recovered from his ailments. In total, only four players are missing, including the two keepers Marius Müller and Ralf Fährmann, as well as Leo Greiml, who is injured at the cruciate ligament, and Danny Latza.
Ahead of the traditional duel, Kreutzer stressed: “After the game in Paderborn, we were all not satisfied. We gave each other a piece of our minds afterwards, which I felt was energetic and constructive. We now have to stabilize the defense. “
After that, we gave each other a piece of our mind, which I found to be energetic and constructive.
Matthias Kreutzer
Because you can’t score that many goals to win games with the numerous goals conceded recently. Not even when the captain is back.
And Simon Terodde is back, as Kreutzer reports, “I spoke with him before the Paderborn game, we decided rationally that he is not there. Afterwards, he was completely in training, he had no problems. He is therefore a candidate for the starting eleven.”
When it comes to Sunday against Hertha, it will generally only go if the team pulls together. Much was reported in advance about the problems in the S04 cabin.
Kreutzer can’t confirm that: “I experience the team as absolutely united, and the talks after the Paderborn game showed me that. What happened on the pitch this week was done together. I don’t see any little groups.”
This is how FC Schalke could play against Hertha BSC
Langer – Brunner, Baumgartl, Kaminski, Ouwejan – Seguin, Schallenberg – Karaman, Ouedraogo, Lasme – Terodde (Polter).
Missing: Fährmann, Latza (backlog), Greiml (cruciate ligament tear), Müller (torn tendon in adductor area)