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Karel Geraerts: Difficult decisions and a positive dilemma

Sunday’s game against Karlsruher SC (22/10, 13:30 CEST) will be new coach Karel Geraerts’ first competitive match in charge of FC Schalke 04. Ahead of the trip to the BBBank Wildpark, the Belgian spoke about what he expects from his team: “It’s important that we show a winning mentality from the first to the last minute. We need to show everyone that we desperately want to secure all three points. That’s vital in every game.”

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Matthias Kreutzer: We have to get ourselves out of this situation together

Interim coach Matthias Kreutzer and Hertha boss Pál Dárdai reflected on S04’s defeat to the Berliners on Sunday (8/10) at the post-match press conference. Marcin Kaminski and Sebastian Polter also gave their thoughts on the game.

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S04 beaten 2-1 at home by Hertha BSC

FC Schalke 04 lost 2-1 at home to Hertha BSC on Sunday (8/10) at the VELTINS-Arena. Hertha’s goals were scored by Smail Prevljak (41’) and Fabian Reese (51’), while Yusuf Kabadayi gave S04 hope late on with his goal (80’).

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Matthias Kreutzer: We have to play with courage and determination

A home fixture against Hertha BSC awaits the Royal Blues on Sunday (8/10) at 13:30 CEST at the VELTINS-Arena. Like FC Schalke 04, Hertha were in the Bundesliga last season and have also had a mixed start to the new season. The “Old Lady” have picked up nine points so far – two more than Schalke’s tally of seven, meaning that S04 could leapfrog the side from Berlin with a win.

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Matchdays 11 to 15 confirmed – Saturday afternoon away at Nürnberg

The DFL (German Football League) announced the timings for matchdays 11 to 15 at Thursday lunchtime. The fixtures include a Saturday afternoon trip to 1. FC Nürnberg.

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Matthias Kreutzer: Cut out the individual and tactical mistakes

Interim coach Matthias Kreutzer discussed the 3-1 defeat in Paderborn on Friday night (29/9) at the post-match press conference alongside SCP boss Lukas Kwasniok. Goalkeeper Michael Langer also gave his thoughts.

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3-1 defeat in Paderborn

FC Schalke 04 lost 3-1 away to SC Paderborn 07 on Friday night (29/9). Ex-Schalke striker Felix Platte gave the hosts the lead in the first half at the Home Deluxe Arena. Florent Muslija added two more goals after the break, with Yusuf Kabadayi scoring a consolation for S04 late on.

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Matthias Kreutzer: Belief is key

FC Schalke 04 play away to SC Paderborn 07 on Friday night (29/9) at 18:30 CEST. Matthias Kreutzer, the club’s interim coach, will be in charge after the Royal Blues parted company with head coach Thomas Reis on Wednesday morning (27/9).

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Thomas Reis: Minimise errors, be braver playing forward

It was a frustrating end to the game on Saturday evening (23/9), with FC Schalke 04 falling to a 3-1 defeat away at FC St. Pauli. Head coach Thomas Reis, Pauli coach Fabian Hürzeler and Lino Tempelmann gave their thoughts on the game after the full time whistle. schalke04.de has all of the immediate reaction to the game.

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S04 lose hard-fought game 3-1 against FC St. Pauli

FC Schalke 04 came away empty handed following a 3-1 defeat against FC St. Pauli on Saturday evening (23/9). Sebastian Polter’s equaliser (29‘) was not enough, with a Marcel Hartel brace (21‘, 57‘) and Tomas Kalas own goal guaranteeing a win for the hosts.

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Thomas Reis: Pleased that we have so many good options for this position

FC Schalke 04 are set to play at the primetime slot of 20:30 CEST on Saturday night (23/9) for the second week in a row. This time around, Thomas Reis’ men are away against FC St. Pauli, who won 5-1 against Holstein Kiel on matchday 6. Despite that excellent recent result, the Royal Blues are hoping to win at the Millerntor-Stadion this weekend.

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Michael Langer: Always ready to go

With all seven minutes of injury time played on Saturday (16/9), 1. FC Magdeburg were awarded a corner right at the death and it very nearly resulted in them finding an equaliser from Luc Castaignos’ header.

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