The club general manager has hailed the Dutchman’s performances and expects the striker to carry on with his goal scoring form.
Schalke downed Viktoria Plzen 3-1 in the second-leg of the Round of 32 clash in the UEFA Europa League to progress to the next round. The match was played at the Veltins-Arena and it took the hosts extra-time to see off their opponents
as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175 scored a brilliant hat-trick.
The first-leg of the encounter ended 1-1 in Plzen and Die Knappen had to win with the game in order to progress further in the competition. The clash ended 1-1 at full-time but Huntelaar netted two times in added time to give his
side the victory.
Heldt hailed the Dutch international as a complete striker and insisted that the player’s form will be crucial in Schalke’s pursuit for the European title. He admitted that the former AC Milan striker has been in sensational form
this season after a rather disappointing campaign last term.
“It is important for us that he is at the right place at the right time. His goals help us. For his current goal return I would have needed 16 years as a professional,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
However, the director of sport admitted that the team cannot afford to rely heavily on the Dutchman as the team should perform as a whole. He insisted that it should not be a one man show for Die Knappen and other players should
step up and take responsibility.
Heldt is also looking forward to the last 16 clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 in the Europa League. He stated that the team is ready for the fixture and is confident that Schalke will be able to challenge for the major honours in Europe.
“But we cannot allow ourselves to rely on him too much. We need several players who are able to get goals for us. We are looking forward to the match-up. It will be an interesting clash,” he concluded.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues will take on FC Twente at the De Grolsch Veste on Thursday, March 8.
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