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Karel Geraerts: The red card was a game changer
The four goals at the Max-Morlock-Stadion on Saturday (10/8) were not the only talking points after the final whistle. Ron Schallenberg’s controversial red card was also on everyone’s lips, with Karel Geraerts and FCN coach Miroslav Klose giving their thoughts on it at the post-match press conference. They also talked about what their respective sides did well and not so well. Ron Schallenberg commented on the incident himself in the mixed zone.
Karel Geraerts:
Congratulations to Miroslav Klose and his team for their first win of the season. It doesn’t feel good to have lost today. I saw a lot of positives from my team in the first half. We managed to keep Nürnberg, a good footballing team, quiet, put them under pressure and had a number of good moments with the ball ourselves. The only thing that I could criticise my team for in the first 45 minutes was only scoring one goal. We had two or three really good chances.
Ron Schallenberg’s red card was a game changer. We didn’t do well with ten men in the first 15 minutes of the second half. We didn’t play with enough aggression and didn’t defend well, we have to be honest with ourselves about that. Nürnberg took full advantage of that period. The decision to send him off was wrong. It was clear that the Nürnberg player caught Ron Schallenberg and not the other way around. We were more dominant again after their red card midway through the second half, though it was too little, too late then.
Miroslav Klose:
I’m most of all pleased for the fans that we won and finally beat Schalke again. However, I saw lots of things from my team that I didn’t like in the first half. We weren’t brave enough, couldn’t string together three passes and our positioning wasn’t good enough. We made things far too easy for our opponents. As a result of this, my team talk at the break was a bit louder than usual and thankfully that paid off. Ron Schallenberg’s red card also helped us find our way back into the game. Tackles are a part of football and I think the referee should have shown better match awareness in that moment.
Ron Schallenberg:
The first yellow card was fine according to the laws. I apologise to the team and the fans for receiving it. However, the second yellow card was clearly the wrong decision. Caspar Jander kicked the ball, I held myself back and he then caught my ankle. Incidents like that often result in a foul against the opponent, but it definitely wasn’t a foul by me. It was simply never a yellow card. It totally changed the match. We had the game completely under our control in the first half and I think we’d have won if it had ended 11v11. It would’ve been good if VAR would’ve been able to intervene. I think it would make sense for them to be allowed to have a say if it’s a second yellow card, simply because of how important it was for the game.
