Miron Muslic: Both games are of great importance

FC Schalke 04 will wrap up their fourth week of pre-season with two friendlies in the space of 24 hours this weekend. On Saturday (19/07), the Royal Blues will face Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente at the Parkstadion, before travelling to face Westphalian Oberliga club Rot Weiss Ahlen at the Wersestadion the following day. Both matches will kick off at 14:00 CEST.

Head coach Miron Muslic smiles during a training session, wearing a green Schalke 04 tracksuit

“Both games are of great importance to us as a coaching staff,” says head coach Miron Muslic. “A key factor is playing time and the associated workload for each player.” At the end of their training camp in Stubaital last Saturday (12/07), S04 also played two matches within a short space of time (3-2 defeat to SV Wehen Wiesbaden, 1-0 win over FC St. Gallen), splitting the squad into two teams so that nearly all players could get 90 minutes on the pitch and a high physical load.

A key factor is playing time and the associated workload for each player.

Miron Muslic

“Two weeks before the league opener against Hertha BSC, it’s also about how well we’re putting our principles into practice on the pitch,” Muslic explains. “So what matters is working together as a team and making sure we’re all following the same idea on the pitch. That’s true regardless of the opponent. The matches on Saturday and Sunday will give us further insights and impressions.”

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