Schalke 04: Descent battle without a plan - Tönnies shadow remains!

Schalke 04: Descent battle without a plan - Tönnies shadow remains!

Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland - Schalke 04 stumbles again in the crisis! The traditional club fights against relegation in the second division, and crisis management looks chaotic. There is a lack of a clear vision and structure, while the team on the square is anything but convinced.

Clemens Tönnies, the former supervisory board chief, actually wanted to relax when he recently attended a football talk show. But when he took the floor, it became emotional. Tönnies spoke about his 26-year dedication for Schalke and the painful memories of his reasons for resignation during Corona pandemic. "Nobody was by my side," he complained. Despite his return to the public, it remains unclear whether he will actually take on a role in the club again.

Schalke threatens the direct crash

The Situation is alarming: Schalke is faced with another crash into the lower table regions. On Sunday, the team could fall on a direct relegation zone against the bottom of the Regensburg if it is not scored. The club leadership reacts with hectic measures: Matthias Tillmann, the new CEO, has deployed Youri Mulder as an interim sports director. Mulder, a former player of the "Eurofighter" team from 1997, is to support coach Kees van Wonderen, who has been in office since October 7, but has only brought one point out of three games.

The personnel puzzle at Schalke is becoming more opaque. Ben Manga, the squad planner, and Marc Wilmots, the sports director, had different views, which led to tensions. Wilmots was released and the sporting management remains unclear. The team has massive problems to find the balance between the offensive and the defensive, and has already conceded 24 goals. The goalkeeper change between Justin Heekeren and Ron-Thorben Hoffmann shows the uncertainty in the team, which is reinforced by the constant change.

discouragement on the square

There is hardly any hope for the fans: Mulder himself admits that he cannot do miracles. "I will try to get positively with many conversations," he said. But whether this is sufficient to stabilize the unsettled team remains questionable. The general assembly is coming up next Saturday, and even if Tönnies will probably not appear, his name will be a hot topic. Schalke 04 stands on the abyss - and time is pushing!