Bundesliga

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Thomas Reis: We defended carelessly for the first goal

Schalke were unable to pick up any points on Sunday evening (30/10) and lost 2-0 against SC Freiburg. Head coach Thomas Reis as well as Cedric Brunner and Sebastian Polter spoke to the media after the game at the VELTINS Arena.

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Vincenzo Grifo scores twice as S04 lose home game against Freiburg

FC Schalke 04 lost 2-0 against SC Freiburg on Sunday (30/10). Vincenzo Grifo was the key man for Freiburg, scoring in additional time at the end of the first half, before guaranteeing the points with a second half goal.

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Matchdays 17 to 19 confirmed

The German Football League (DFL) confirmed the kick-off times for matchdays 17 to 19 on Thursday (27/10). The Royal Blues will play on a Tuesday night, a Sunday afternoon and a Saturday evening.

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Thomas Reis: We need to be proud to wear these colours and be motivated to achieve

The new head coach of Schalke 04 Thomas Reis greeted the club with hearty “Glück auf!” at his first press conference on Thursday afternoon. Three days before taking on SC Freiburg on Sunday (30th October, 17:30 CEST), the 49-year-old fielded questions from the many journalists who were present – and made his excitement for his new job clear to see.

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Matthias Kreutzer: Play like this again and then get what we deserve

Despite an improve performance, Schalke lost 2-1 away to Hertha BSC on Sunday evening (23/10). Interim coach Matthias Kreutzer and defenders Mehmet Can Aydin and Cedric Brunner spoke to the media after the game in the capital.

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S04 lose 2-1 at Hertha after conceding late on

FC Schalke 04 were beaten 2-1 away to Hertha BSC on matchday 11 on Sunday night (23/10). Lucas Tousart put the home team ahead, but his goal was cancelled out by Florent Mollet’s late equaliser. Wilfried Kanga then got a winning goal just before the final whistle for Hertha.

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Rouven Schröder: Go through thick and thin for this club

Ahead of Sunday’s away game against Hertha BSC (23/10, 17:30 CEST), sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke about current events at the club, including the search for a new head coach and expectations going into the match in Berlin.

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Matthias Kreutzer: We need to be more dangerous going forward and more stable at the back

Interim head coach Matthias Kreutzer will lead Schalke 04 into Sunday’s (23/10) game against Hertha BSC in Berlin. The two sides will go head to head at 17:30 CEST.

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Frank Kramer: We conceded at bad times

FC Schalke 04 endured a disappointing evening on Friday as they lost 3-0 to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Frank Kramer and his opposite number André Breitenreiter spoke to the press, as well as Simon Terodde and Tom Krauß.

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S04 beaten 3-0 at home by Hoffenheim

FC Schalke 04 lost 3-0 to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Friday night (14/10). Robert Skov scored two penalties for the away side and Munas Dabbur got their other goal.

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Frank Kramer: We have to have more confidence in our play with the ball

Head coach Frank Kramer spoke to the media on Thursday ahead of the first of two games in a row against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, who will visit the VELTINS-Arena on Friday night (14/10, 20:30 CEST). Among other things, the 50-year-old discussed dealing with last weekend’s heavy defeat.

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Cedric Brunner: That sort of performance will get brutally punished in the Bundesliga

No points for the Royal Blues this weekend: On Saturday (08.10) Schalke were clearly beaten by Bayer Leverkusen 4-0. After the game in the BayArena, both head coaches as well as Leo Greiml and Cedric Brunner expressed their thoughts on the game.