Training Camp

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Mark Uth: I feel good again after my injury

Two months to the day after Mark Uth played his last game in a S04 shirt before picking up his injury, he is not set to make his comeback on Friday in a friendly against KRC Genk. “I feel good, everything is going to plan and I feel like I did before my injury,” said the Germany national team player.

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Alessandro Schöpf: “Pushing ourselves to the limit in training”

Alessandro Schöpf is used to rolling out the miles during matches. In Benidorm, strenuous running and sprinting exercises are of course part of training, but for the 24-year-old this is not a problem. "It's intense, but that's to be expected in the training camp. We want our fitness levels to be top for the second half if the season.”

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Benjamin Stambouli: Pass my experience on to the younger players

There is no mistaking Benjamin Stambouli in Benidorm. The defender is constantly praising his teammates, getting excited about good play and getting annoyed at mistakes. The Frenchman is now considered an experience team leader – exactly what he likes.

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Guido Burgstaller working on his comeback

Guido Burgstaller has travelled to the training camp in Benidorm, but has not been in the thick of it, instead spending his time in the weights room and doing fitness sessions. While his teammates prepare for the second half of the season, the attacker is preparing and working on his comeback. In a break from training, the 29-year-old spoke about his journey back to full fitness.

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Ralf Fährmann: “Time to make amends from the first half of the season”

Schalke 04 have already completed more than half of their training sessions in Benidorm. Club captain Ralf Fährmann is more than satisfied with his teammates’ work over the past few days in Spain. “We have worked with high concentration levels,” the goalkeeper said. “They are very tough sessions but we are on the right track.”

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Matija Nastasic: We are on the right path

Matija Nastasic describes the training camp in Benidorm as a new start to a season which has struggled to get going so far. “The first half of the season is over now. The results are there in black and white,” said the Serbian international. “We now have to forget what has happened and start all over again.”

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Daniel Caligiuri: Everyone is ready for the second half of the season

After a disappointing first half of the season in the Bundesliga, the Schalke 04 team have been preparing for the second half of the season in Benidorm, Spain. Daniel Caligiuri, who has found some form in recent games before the winter break, is sure that the team will be better in the second half of the season, especially as more strikers will be available.

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A Royal-Blue night in Benidorm

Around 250 fans attended a Royal-Blue night in Benidorm on Saturday evening (5th January). The meet-up of the fans and players was organised as ever by FC Schalke 04’s supporters’ interests department.

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Tedesco on Naldo’s departure and potential signings

The turn of the year marked the start of the January transfer market. But with potential new signings comes the possibility of departures, and Naldo has officially left FC Schalke 04 shortly before the start of the club’s training camp – a transfer head coach Domenico Tedesco regrets.

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26 players travel to training camp in Spain

The Royal Blues are on their way to Benidorm. FC Schalke 04 will make their preparations for a big second half of the season there until 12th January. The squad consists of 26 players alongside new face Seppo Eickhorn, who will immediately strengthen the coaching staff.

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Royal Blues to face Genk in Benidorm

Schalke have got their first opponents for their winter training camp in Benidorm. During the trip to Costa Blanca (4-12 Janaury 2019), the Royal Blues will face KRC Genk on Friday, 11th January 2019 (15:30 CET).

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Schalke 04 to hold training camp in Benidorm from 4/1/2019 – 12/1/2019

For the third time in a row, the Royal Blues are heading to Costa Blanca to kick off the new year. From Friday 4th until Saturday 12th January 2019, the FC Schalke 04 squad will hold their training camp in Benidorm, Spain. Head coach Domenico Tedesco’s team will again be staying in the Melia Villaitana hotel complex.