Kevin Müller: It’s small steps that we need to take

Miron Muslic:

We started brightly and the first ten minutes saw us winning possession just as we wanted to after making the change to a back-four, which allows us to have an additional player in attack. We had two or three big chances where we should have opened the scoring. An error then led to us conceding. The second goal we let in was even more unnecessary, as we had several opportunities to put in a tackle. We didn’t manage to do that and TSG then punished us with their individual quality.

Despite the shock we suffered early in the second half through the injuries to Robin Gosens and Loris Karius, we managed to play our best half of football in the Bundesliga so far. We worked incredibly hard and created a lot of shots. We were able to cut the deficit and wanted to complete a comeback. Collectively, we did everything we could and would have deserved a point. We’ve been confronted with some tough setbacks lately, but that’s just what things are like at Schalke. We will grow and learn from them.

Christian Ilzer:

The final scoreline doesn’t tell the full story of the match. It could have easily ended 8-8. We were up against an opponent that played with an incredible intensity. The minimum we had to do was match this intensity. I’m proud of the lads, because we’ve had some tough results of late. The fixture schedule with so many midweek games is a new level for us. We can enjoy the win today, but Schalke would have deserved a point for sure.

Kenan Karaman:

There are plenty of positives that I’ll be taking from this game. We created a lot of chances and were at least able to score once. If we manage to build on this, then we will be able to win games again. We obviously would have wanted to take home at least a point tonight, but there’s a lot we’ve had to deal with of late. It’s extremely unfortunate that both Loris Karius and Robin Gosens had to go off injured. In times like this, we need to grow even closer as a team and as a club.

Kevin Müller:

There’s a positive development to be seen. We managed to create shots for ourselves today and fought our way back into the game with the goal. We now need to keep working to get luck on our side as well – we’ve got two weeks to do that now. It’s small steps that we need to take. We need to make the most of our training sessions, in addition to overcoming the obstacles we’re currently facing. I’m here to support Loris Karius and want to help the team when I’m able to play.