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A winning start for Marius Lode

A full debut, two assists and a win: Marius Lode was the standout player in a strong team performance as Schalke beat Hannover 2-1. There were parallels to be found between the Norwegian and his teammate and compatriot Andreas Vindheim.

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Rodrigo Zalazar: Scoring in front of the Nordkurve felt amazing

Head coach Mike Büskens was congratulated twice by his counterpart Christoph Dabrowksi at the post-match press conference – once for his birthday and once for Schalke’s win. Both coaches reflected on the 90 minutes, whilst Florian Flick and match-winner Rodrigo Zalazar also spoke to the media.

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Goals from Itakura and Zalazar defeat Hannover 2-1

FC Schalke 04 beat Hannover 96 at home on Saturday (19/3). On head coach Mike Büskens’ birthday, Ko Itakura (43’) and Rodrigo Zalazar (54’) got the goals to earn all three points in front of 55,152 fans at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Rouven Schröder: An opportunity to reposition ourselves as a club

Sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke about various topics concerning the first team during a press conference on Thursday (17/3), ahead of the home game against Hannover 96. Read on for a summary of the key quotes from today.

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Kerim Calhanoglu: That’s what defines us as a team

Kerim Calhanoglu has delivered a couple of assists backed up by strong performances in back-to-back appearances in the starting XI recently. “It’s been really good for me. When you haven’t played much for a while, then games like that are really good for your self-confidence,” he said, adding that he is hoping to be able to make an impact in the upcoming games as well.

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Mike Büskens: The fans should and will push us on again

After being forced to watch the 3-0 win over Ingolstadt at home, head coach Mike Büskens will be back on the touchline for the home game against Hannover 96 on Saturday (19/3) at a packed VELTINS-Arena.

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Dominick Drexler: It’s crunch time at the top and we want to be involved

Schalke’s third goal to seal the win on Sunday against Ingolstadt was scored by Dominick Drexler in the 81st minute. The midfielder made it 3-0 with an ice-cold finish following some lovely play by Rodrigo Zalazar. It was the 31-year-old’s second goal of the season, and he’s hoping not the last one.

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Gerald Asamoah: We worked really well as a team

Matthias Kreutzer took charge of the Royal Blues in Mike Büskens’ absence (Covid-19 infection) on Sunday (13/3) for the 3-0 win at Ingolstadt. The 39-year-old spoke to the media after the game, whilst his counterpart Rüdiger Rehm gave his thoughts too. schalke04.de have also summarised quotes from Gerald Asamoah and Simon Terodde.

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Schalke win 3-0 in Ingolstadt

FC Schalke 04 got the job done away to FC Ingolstadt 04 on Sunday (13/3). The Royal Blues won 3-0 against the side currently bottom of the table thanks to goals from Rodrigo Zalazar (55’), Malick Thiaw (71’) and Dominick Drexler (81’).

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Mike Büskens: Need to pick up points

FC Schalke 04 will travel to face FC Ingolstadt on Sunday (13/3) at 13:30 CET. It remains to be seen whether Mike Büskens, who has taken over head coaching duties until the end of the season, will be able to be on the sidelines for the match after recently testing positive for Covid-19. “I’m feeling good, don’t have any symptoms and feel fit,” said the 53-year-old, who is hoping to be able to test out in time for the game.

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Rouven Schröder: Complete focus on our upcoming matches

Mike Büskens took over the role of head coach at FC Schalke 04 on Monday (7/3) until the end of the current season. Rouven Schröder gave an interview about the decision on the following day, during which the sporting director explained how the team as well as the coaching staff are preparing for the upcoming match away to Ingolstadt, what he thought of Dimitrios Grammozis’ farewell statement and what the club’s plans are for the summer.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: We defended naively

Schalke lost 4-3 at home to Hansa Rostock after a last-minute winner for the away side on Saturday (05/03). Head coaches Dimitrios Grammozis and Jens Härtel gave their thoughts after the game, as did Schalke players Martin Fraisl and Kerim Calhanoglu.

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