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Bastian Oczipka: Painful and disappointing

Head coach Domenico Tedesco felt that the 3-1 defeat to Bayern on Saturday (9/2) was deserved. Daniel Caligiuri and Bastian Oczipka were frustrated with the individual errors that led to goals. Schalke04.de has summarised the post-match reactions.

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Royal Blues lose 3-1 at Bayern

FC Schalke 04 lost 3-1 away to FC Bayern München on Saturday (9/2). Bayern’s goals were scored by Jeffrey Bruma (OG), Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry. Ahmed Kutucu scored what was an equaliser for Schalke in the first half.

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Domenico Tedesco: We are really up for the game!

After the 4-1 home win in the DFB-Pokal last 16 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, the Royal Blues will travel to Munich with some new-found belief ahead of Saturday’s game (09/02, 18:30 CET). Head coach Domenico Tedesco knows how difficult the game will be, but believes there will be chances for his team to take something back with them from Bavaria.

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Setback but not a step back

Schalke 04’s small unbeaten run of three games came to an end on Saturday as they lost 0-2 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. However, once the initial disappointment passed, the team realised that this setback was not necessarily a step back.

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Daniel Caligiuri: The red card was the turning point

All four interviewees agreed that the red card was the key moment in the match, although some felt that the situation was slightly controversial. Both head coaches agreed that Gladbach still deserved the victory though. Daniel Caligiuri and Mark Uth also gave their opinions to schalke04.de.

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Ten men lose 2-0 at home to Mönchengladbach

FC Schalke 04 have suffered their first defeat of 2019. S04 lost 2-0 at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday evening (2/2) after going unbeaten for the last three games. The hosts were reduced to ten men in the 59th minute after Alexander Nübel was sent off for a professional foul. Christoph Kramer (85’) and Florian Neuhaus (91’) scored the away goals.

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Domenico Tedesco: We have a great chance of winning the game

The Royal Blues have taken seven points from their last three Bundesliga games. Schalke will be hoping to stretch their unbeaten run on Saturday (02/02, 18:30 CET) against Borussia Mönchengladbach. It won’t be easy though, as the visitors are currently sitting third in the table. Domenico Tedesco is still confident ahead of the game.

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Convincing performance, but not without disappointments

Seldom this season have the Schalke fans’ feelings been toyed with as much as during the 2-2 draw on Friday (25.01) with Hertha BSC. Schalke led twice, but both times Hertha had an answer. A good game, but unfortunately three players were lost due to injury. As a result a lot of the reactions from the players is a bit deflated.

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Mark Uth: We have to continue to work hard!

FC Schalke 04 secured a valuable point away from home in a 2-2 draw against Hertha BSC. Royal Blues head coach Domenico Tedesco and goal scorer Mark Uth both believed the visitors had enough chances to win the match. However, both were satisfied with a point from a contested match in Berlin. Here is the post-match reaction.

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2-2 in Berlin – A strong performance earns a point at Hertha

FC Schalke 04 missed the chance to win their third straight Bundesliga game on Friday (25/1). The Royal Blues draw 2-2 with Hertha BSC. Yehven Konoplyanka and Mark Uth scored for Schalke, while Marko Grujic and Vedad Ibisevic scored Hertha’s goals.

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Domenico Tedesco: New dynamism, new self-confidence

FC Schalke 04 will face Hertha BSC on Friday 25th January (20:30 CET) at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. “We simply want to get more points in the second half of the season than we did in the first half. We started well against Wolfsburg and we want to continue in Berlin,” said head coach Domenico Tedesco before the game.

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Tactical change, improved performance – and then a deserved win

After a tactical change the side’s performance improved greatly. After an average first-half display, the Royal Blues stepped up in the second half to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1. Switching to a back five from a back four gave the Royal Blues more control of the game and they were more dangerous too. “The second half was a completely different story,” stated head coach Domenico Tedesco.

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