The Schalke sporting director has insisted that his side needs to improve in the remaining games to strengthen the claim for a third place finish.
Die Knappen suffered a shock 4-1 loss at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 on Wednesday, April 11, at the easyCredit Stadium in the Bundesliga and are now a staggering 12 points from leaders Borussia Dortmund with just four games remaining.
Heldt claimed that his side could have won against a vulnerable Nuremberg side to make it only three points from second placed Bayern Munich, who lost their corresponding fixture to Borussia Dortmund. He insisted that it was an
inconsistent performance and admitted that it was a disappointing display in the end.
The chief stated that Schalke’s performance against Nuremberg reminded him of the loss against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 and is furious with the way his team threw the game.
“The defeat was unnecessary. We saw something similar at Freiburg and in other matches where we were nominally the better side. We controlled the game in the early stages, just as we did at Freiburg. But then we fell back into
old habits,” he was quoted as saying in an interview to the club’s official website.
The sporting director added that his side controlled the game initially but lost their way after that therefore, conceding three times in the first-half. He claimed that The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 blues deserved to lose in the end as Nuremberg
were definitely the better side of the two.
Heldt has called for consistency in the remaining games in a bid to end the season on a high as Schalke fight for the third place against Borussia Monchengladbach.
“We were too casual. We made too many careless mistakes and our play was too slow. Nurnberg sensed that and took advantage and we deserved to lose by that margin. We have to put that right because our aspiration is to play consistent
and determined football,” he concluded.
Schalke will next take on Borussia Dortmund at the Veltins-Arena on Saturday, April 14, and a win could strengthen their claim for an automatic spot for next year’s UEFA Champions League.
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