It was all about screaming, but it was too loud to come. Schalke eventually reached the end of the Bundesliga Road in Belfield, Armenia, and although the final destination was not surprising, it was still difficult to pick up. Youth product Timo Baker wept on the bench and the general manager, Gerald Asamoah, who was a hero on the pitch in good times, just held back his tears in front of the television cameras.
"We knew what to expect," Smogg said after confirming the delegation. "But when the time finally comes, when you realize it's over now ... that it's brutal." His words would have been the final word for the evening, but it was not over. About 500 and 600 sportsmen waited for the arena on the squad's return from Belfield at about five in the morning, and from the start of the civic exchange, the items thrown at the players and the need for police intervention increased rapidly.
A statement from the club, released on Wednesday morning, said it was clear they understood the sentiments of the situation but noted that "currently some unknown individuals have crossed the line to negotiate for FC Schalke 04. The attacks were condemned even after the Players Alliance formed a lockdown. "I just ran away," an anonymous player told Sport 1. "Some of us have been kicked and kicked. I'm surprised and I don't know how we can play the next game. Some players are reportedly angry that the club has put them in a position to face angry supporters in the first place.
Now is the time to reflect and calm the mood. There will be no immediate results after that, with Hertha Berlin still in critical condition over the weekend. Their next match, however, will not be rescheduled for May 8 at Hoffenheim, one of the two red-faced losers this season from Die Königsblauen Bullion. No repetition will be stipulated, but there is a more important time and beyond.
With four matches left this season from which it is impossible to save any pride, read two wins, seven draws and 21 defeats in the balance sheet. If there is one relief, it is that Tasmania Berlin, which was reported a bit before the 1965/66 season, will be the worst team in the history of the Bundesliga (and Tasmania is even more relaxed, and the whole branding of the club Has built around this helpless. But they still need a win or two more draws to beat the other two worst seasons, which Wuppertal won in 1975 (when two points were awarded to win).
The minority's expression of frustration may be unacceptable, yet it is an indication of how the pain, not just last season, but the last 18 months, has been felt. In a week where the potential Super League has taken over the football talk - a conversation in which Schalke's name is not far off, at least in the past it was mentioned in the holidays - his decline is still significant. The club's Mesutzel, Jermaine Jones and Julian Draxler were among the former players who lamented the relegation on social media.
How did it get there? On the pitch, Schalke barely said goodbye to a whimper. He rarely looked as if he had set foot in Tuesday night's game in Armenia, last season's second-tier champion, liked the pre-season delegation and no stranger to money. Are also struggling, a concept that seems foreign from the current set. Athletes dressed in royal blue. Fabian Klose scored for Armenia's winning team and missed a second chance from the penalty spot. He was rejected by Ralph Fehrmann, who was dropped last season, but in recent months he has been one of the team's extraordinary saving grace. Delayed efforts by Seid Kolasnik, the visitors did nothing. Kicker's Schalke correspondent, Tony Leto, wrote: "Performance in (the game) in East Westphalia is similar to the whole Schalke season. It was not suitable for the Bundesliga."
One wonders how long that etiquette will last among these players, wherever they can finish next season. Many of them were valued once but did not change weekly after week. There are nine line-ups in the Champions League starting on Tuesday, seven of which are for the Schalke. "Everyone on this team has to ask themselves questions," Asomoha said. "If you're under the table and you have 13 points, and if you say you gave everything, I don't know. What would I do with such a person? "
A loyal supporter has resigned for a while. Der Weston reported this week that reducing the number of spectators at Schalke's matches has become a concern for Sky, the broadcaster who beat Hamburg 4-0 in Freiburg last weekend for 40,000 hammers. Fewer viewers recorded. This was the third consecutive match for which the team attracted less than 50,000 spectators. One of the best supported clubs in Germany, they usually go above 600,000 in good times.
Obviously, there is a plan for that. Dimitrios Gramozis was named the club's fifth coach of the season last month, with the second tier in mind. Still, some are angry that even a small inclusion on this season's list of failures, which has little to do with Grammys, would have sown the seeds of future success if it hadn't already sown some of the seeds of future success. Can stick
"Even after the game against Freiburg," Gromosis said before Tuesday's loss, "I can't say I realize from any player that he doesn't want to give everything to the club every day. Û” "A lot of supporters will ask to disagree. Schalke will need to make a lot of changes to not become the next Hamburg. The second-highest fourth straight season - or the previous one to avoid a worse situation. The first flight is always fighting fiercely.
Talking points
Colin's stunning 2-1 win over RL Leipzig in Tuesday's opening game meant that the only defeat would be to keep the math chances open for Schalke, as captain Jonas Hector's double helped his side Survived only after surviving the first half of the attack. Julian Naglson's team. "It's nothing special," Naglas Mann said. "It's just a lack of killer instinct."
Bayern Munich extended their lead to 10 points with a 2-0 straight victory over Leverkusen, with Eric Maxim Chop Mutting scoring in the third game in a row. Meanwhile, there has been a rapprochement between Hansi Falak and the club in recent days, with President Herbert Heiner stepping in to protect Under-Fire Sporting Director Hassan Saleemhdzak. "Bayern are united and strongly opposed to hostility towards Hassan," said Hainer.
Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 win over Union Berlin - which saw the return of Jeddah Sanchez as a second-half substitute - kept their slim Champions League hopes alive, although victories over Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg meant That's just over four points. They will have to win their trip to Wolfsburg on Saturday if they want to keep the race alive.
At the other end of the table, Werder Bremen's sixth consecutive defeat, despite an unfortunate one at McCain's home, he shrugged and feared a repeat of last season's struggle for safety. "It's in our own hands," said his coach, Florian Kohfieldt. "But we probably have four finals ahead of us now."
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