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Frank Kramer: We have solid foundations based on hard work

Two missed penalties, a disallowed Wolfsburg goal – and in the end, a goalless draw. After 90 minutes in Wolfsburg on Saturday (20th August), the head coach as well as Simon Terodde and Marius Bülter spoke about the game. Schalke04.de has summarized the most important parts of their interviews:

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Resilient S04 hold Wolfsburg to a goalless draw

FC Schalke 04 earned a hard-fought point as they drew 0-0 away at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday (20/8). Alexander Schwolow made a number of fine saves, although Simon Terodde twice missed out on a golden opportunity from the penalty spot in the first half.

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Frank Kramer: We want to dictate play and take our chances

A week on from Schalke’s dramatic last-minute draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Royal Blues prepare to face VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday (20/8, 15:30 CEST). Head coach Frank Kramer was able to draw positives from the 2-2 draw against the Foals, but also added that there is room for improvement still.

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Rodrigo Zalazar and Schalke’s Uruguayan connection

He scored Schalke’s final home goal last season against FC St. Pauli to guarantee promotion – and then notched the club’s first at the VELTINS-Arena in 2022/23 on Saturday against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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Marius Bülter: The fans really pushed us on

Frank Kramer’s first home game as head coach of Schalke was an eventful one. Alongside Gladbach boss Daniel Farke, he spoke to the media after the game. S04 strikers Marius Bülter and Simon Terodde also gave their thoughts on the 2-2 draw.

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Last-minute Bülter penalty earns S04 a draw against Gladbach

62,271 supporters were in attendance for FC Schalke 04’s first home game of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marius Bülter rescued a point for S04 with his penalty in injury time after the away team came from 1-0 down to lead 2-1. Rodrigo Zalazar opened the scoring with a stunning strike in the first half for the Royal Blues.

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Frank Kramer: Energy, passion and a clear plan

Bundesliga football is finally back at the VELTINS-Arena! 455 days after FC Schalke 04’s last home game in the top flight, the Royal Blues will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday (13/8) at 18:30 CEST in front of a sold-out stadium. “We’re really excited. The atmosphere will be very special,” said Frank Kramer. “5,000 Schalke fans were in the ground in Cologne and got behind us, now we’ll have 60,000 of them.”

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Dominick Drexler suspended for two matches

Following charges raised by the German Football Association (DFB)’s control body regarding rough play against an opponent, the DFB’s Sports Court has handed Dominick Drexler a suspension from the next two competitive domestic fixtures.

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Marius Bülter: The fans are behind us

Marius Bülter’s header in the 76th minute gave his side hope of rescuing a point against Köln on Sunday. Shortly afterwards, however, FC scored again and went on to win 3-1 in the sold-out RheinEnergieSTADION. According to Bülter, It was a bitter ending to a game which didn’t quite go his side’s way.

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Frank Kramer: It’s important that we always keep on going

The first 90 minutes of the new league season provided a number of talking points for after the game. Head coaches Frank Kramer and Köln’s Steffen Baumgart spoke about those incidents at the post-match press conference. Alexander Schwolow also gave his thoughts.

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Schalke lose 3-1 in Köln after first-half red card

FC Schalke 04 suffered a 3-1 defeat away to 1. FC Köln on the opening matchday of the new Bundesliga season on Sunday (7/8). There were several big decisions made by VAR, including Dominick Drexler’s red card with just over an hour played.

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Cedric Brunner: We’re excited and so are the fans – we’re ready to get underway!

Having already featured in 58 Bundesliga games for Arminia Bielefeld, Cedric Brunner is eyeing up his first league appearance in Royal Blue in Cologne on Sunday (7/8). “We’re excited and so are the fans – we’re ready to get underway,” said the right-back. Brunner made his Schalke debut in the cup game against Bremer SV before being taken off in the 73rd minute.

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