Status: 05.03.2021 11:58 p.m.
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Dimitrios Grammozis – the fifth coach of the season also gave Schalke 04 no new hope in the seemingly hopeless sporting struggle for survival in the Bundesliga relegation duel against 1. FSV Mainz 05.
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When Dimitrios Grammozis made his Bundesliga debut as coach, the bottomed-out FC Schalke 04 on Friday evening (March 5, 2021) in the game of what was probably the last hope against direct rivals 1. FSV Mainz 05 did not go beyond 0-0. The gap to Rheinhessen, who initially climbed to the relegation place, is still eight points.
Bell: “It’s a shame we didn’t score”
Mainz’s Stefan Bell told the sports show after the game: “It feels a bit like we should have won the game in any case. We really did well up to the sixteenth, but of the 20 shots on paper on paper were Far too few absolutely dangerous. It’s a shame we didn’t score. ”
“We can be happy that we took a point with us. Of course that is not enough,” said Schalke’s captain Sead Kolasinac to the streaming service “DAZN”.
After just one win from the last 40 Bundesliga games, Schalke’s fourth relegation is getting closer and closer. Her former sports director Christian Heidel, who many in Gelsenkirchen believe to be partly responsible for the brutal crash because of his expensive wrong purchases, can, however, continue to hope that Mainz will stay up. In the past seven games, the FSV scored eleven points, Schalke only three.
Calhanoglu makes debut
Grammozis, who succeeded the fired Christian Gross on Tuesday, surprised with the 18-year-old Bundesliga debutant Kerim Calhanoglu in the starting eleven, the veterans Benjamin Stambouli and Omar Mascarell had to go to the bench. But even the 18-year-old cousin of Milan artist Hakan Calhanoglu did not attract attention in the midst of the playful poverty on the square.
In goal, the Frankfurt loan from Frederik Rönnow made its comeback after three and a half months. “I got an overview in a relatively short time and go into the game with a very, very positive feeling,” said Grammozis at “DAZN”. In addition, he had tactically switched to a three-way defense chain and ordered captain Sead Kolasinac from the left full-back position to central midfield.
Bad passes and inaccuracies
At short notice, the new coach also brought 19-year-old Can Bozdogan for Amine Harit, who was injured during the warm-up. With a very tense start, Schalke had the first chance to score: Defensive boss Shkodran Mustafi came completely free to the header after a Bozdogan corner, but failed on Main goalkeeper Robin Zentner (18th). After that, bad passes, inaccuracies and fouls on both sides continued to determine what happened. After all, Mainz came to the first goal approach before the break. Danny da Costa’s cross steered Leandro Barreiro off the post (38.).
Modest level until the end
Even after the break, the level remained modest. The guests now had more possession, played with a little more vehemence, but rarely put the Schalke goal in danger. With the Gelsenkircheners, the error rate was extremely high. Grammozis brought another young player in the form of the 21-year-old Jan-Luca Schuler. In the final phase, Suat Serdar failed with a long-range shot at Zentner (81st). Moments later, on the other side, Jonathan Burkardt (82nd) had the best chance of Mainz, Rönnow defused the shot.
Thus, even Grammozis has not made a real change for the better for the time being. How should the descent be prevented? Schalke will now play on Saturday (March 13th, 2021) at 3:30 p.m. at VfL Wolfsburg. Mainz receives SC Freiburg at the same time.
Those: sportschau.de
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