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Christian Gross: We need to be better in the final third

Neither of the Swiss head coaches were able to celebrate a win on Saturday night (13/2). Both Christian Gross and Urs Fischer spoke to the media after the game in Berlin. Ralf Fährmann and Suat Serdar also had their say on the goalless draw.

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S04 pick up a point away to 1. FC Union Berlin

1. FC Union Berlin and FC Schalke 04 played out a goalless draw at the Stadion An Der Alten Försterei on Saturday evening (13/2).

Bundesliga

Matthew Hoppe named Bundesliga’s ‘Rookie of the Month’ for January

It’s been some start to the year for Matthew Hoppe. The American scored his first goals in the Bundesliga, signed his first professional contract and has now been voted as the Bundesliga’s ‘Rookie of the Month’ for January. The 19-year-old beat off competition from SC Freiburg’s Ermedin Demirovic and Arminia Bielefeld’s Ritsu Doan to win the vote.

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Christian Gross: We’ll have to be performing at our maximum level

In a clash of Swiss coaches, Christian Gross will be aiming to take all three points off his compatriot Urs Fischer as Schalke travel to the capital to take on 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday (18:30 CET). Gross made it clear at Friday’s pre-match press conference that he is expecting a hard-fought match at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

Bundesliga

Matchdays 24-28 scheduled

The DFL scheduled matchdays 24 to 28 on Thursday (11/2). FC Schalke 04 will play once on a Friday, three times on a Saturday and one match on a Sunday during this timeframe.

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William: I felt right at home immediately

Right-back William has been at FC Schalke 04 for just over two weeks and has settled in quickly in Gelsenkirchen. “The lads helped me integrate right away and welcomed me with open arms,” said the Brazilian on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.

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Matthew Hoppe up for Rookie of the Month

Matthew Hoppe was in incredible form in January. The 19-year-old American scored a hat-trick against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, becoming the youngest player to do so for the Royal Blues in the Bundesliga. He then followed up the feat with goals in Frankfurt and against Köln.

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Ralf Fährmann: We defended set pieces badly

Both head coaches spoke to the media after Schalke’s 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig on Saturday (6/2). Ralf Fährmann and Shkodran Mustafi also gave their thoughts on the game.

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S04 lose 3-0 at home to Leipzig

FC Schalke 04 were beaten 3-0 by RB Leipzig at the VELTINS-Arena on Saturday (6/2). Nordi Mukiele, Marcel Sabitzer and Willi Orban scored for the visitors.

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Christian Gross: We want to shake off our ‘unlucky losers’ tag

Schalke’s decent performance in the DFB-Pokal round of 16 at VfL Wolfsburg wasn’t enough for progression on Wednesday night. Nonetheless, head coach Christian Gross took the positives from the defeat, stressing ahead of the home game against RB Leipzig (6/2, 15:30 CET): “We want to shake off our ‘unlucky losers’ tag and win our games.”

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Timo Becker: We need to create our own luck and turn chances into goals

After the 1-0 defeat to Wolfsburg on Wednesday night (3 February), there is a mixture of disappointment and hopefulness in the Royal Blue camp. Naturally, the players and staff are disappointed about being knocked out of the DFB-Pokal, but the gutsy performance against Wolfsburg has given them hope for the ongoing relegation battle. "Everyone saw that we are capable of playing good football. We showed that from the first whistle until the last and created good chances against a strong opponent," said Timo Becker, focusing on the positives.

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Omar Mascarell: We need to stick together more than ever

Omar Mascarell scored his first goal for FC Schalke 04 in yesterday’s 1-1 draw at SV Werder Bremen (30/1). The 27-year-old Spaniard wasn’t able to fully enjoy his maiden goal though, with the Royal Blues failing to hold on to their lead.

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