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Fight for one another on the pitch!

After the extremely disappointing past few weeks on the pitch, the Royal Blues face SV Werder Bremen on Friday night (8/3, 20:30 CET). Head coach Domenico Tedesco wants to focus on the strengths the team had last season.

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Domenico Tedesco: You could sense our uncertainty

The moods of the two head coaches after Saturday’s (2/3) defeat to Fortuna Düsseldorf couldn’t be more different. While Friedhelm Funkel was delighted with his side’s thumping win, Domenico Tedesco was hugely disappointed. schalke04.de has summarised their post-match reactions, as well as Daniel Caligiuri’s.

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Schalke beaten 4-0 by Fortuna Düsseldorf

The Royal Blues continue to wait for a win. After five Bundesliga games without a win, S04 failed to break their duck against Fortuna Düsseldorf. The promoted side ran out 4-0 winners in the VELTINS-Arena on Saturday (2/3). Dodi Lukebakio opened the scoring from the spot (31’), before Dawid Kownacki (62', 84’) and Benito Raman (69’) added goals in the second half.

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“We have to start getting back on track”

FC Schalke 04 have already won two competitive matches against Fortuna Düsseldorf this season. The Royal Blues will need to perform a lot better than they did during the 3-0 defeat in Mainz last week if they want to win against Fortuna for the third time.

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Domenico Tedesco: A very tough moment for us all

Disappointed with the result and especially disappointed with their performance: after the 3-0 loss against Mainz, coach Domenico Tedesco and Bastian Oczipka spoke about the deserved defeat and were more than unhappy with Schalke’s display. schalke04.de presents the post-match reaction.

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Schalke defeated 3-0 in Mainz

Schalke were beaten 3-0 by Mainz on Saturday. Karim Onisiwo scored a brace and Jean-Philippe Mateta also got a goal, as Sandro Schwarz's team beat the Royal Blues.

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Domenico Tedesco: Keep working, over and over again

After the strong performance and late Champions League heartbreak against Manchester City on Wednesday, the Royal Blues prepare for their next match in the Bundesliga on Saturday (15:30 CET). FC Schalke 04 travel to face 1. FSV Mainz 05 and the Royal Blues have fond memories of taking on the Rhineland-Palatinate club.

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Suat Serdar banned for three matches

On Tuesday (19/2), the DFB’s sport tribunal gave Suat Serdar a three-match ban and fined him 10,000€ for his rough tackle on an opponent in Saturday’s game.

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Neither a glass half empty, nor a glass half full

The Royal Blues had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Freiburg on Saturday. “When you play for more than 45 minutes with a man down, then you’ve got to accept a point,” says Matija Nastasic, who, like the rest of the team, had wanted to get more than a draw.

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Domenico Tedesco: We only woke up with ten men

After Saturday’s (16/02) draw with SC Freiburg, Domenico Tedesco and Christian Streich reflected on the goalless draw. Bastian Oczipka and Rabbi Matondo also gave their views after the game. schalke04.de has summarised all of the post-match reactions.

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S04 draw 0-0 against Freiburg after playing 45 minutes with ten men

FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg couldn’t be separated on Saturday afternoon (16/2) at the VELTINS-Arena. The Royal Blues played over 45 minutes with ten men after Suat Serdar was sent off in the 42nd minute. The guests also had Christian Günter sent off in added time.

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Domenico Tedesco: We have a number of options

Domenico Tedesco became the latest victim of the flu as he was struck down with illness earlier in the week. But the head coach is now well on the road to recovery and looking forward to this Saturday’s (16.02) home game against SC Freiburg, with one thing in mind: “We need to score goals.”

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