The Die Knappen sporting director has admitted that his side is confident ahead of the clash against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Schalke are currently in third place on the Bundesliga standings table with 57 points from the 30 games played and are well on course to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. The team suffered a shock loss at the hands
of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 in their last league fixture which has put them 12 points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund.
Heldt claimed that Schalke have a very important game coming up against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend and has admitted that three points are vital for his team. The chief insisted that the players have to make a strong comeback
after the setback at Nuremberg in order to get the better of in-form Dortmund.
The sporting director stated that the Borussians have shown what they are capable of in the game against Bayern Munich so his side need to give their all to get a good result at home.
“We have a derby in front of us and we have to make sure we put in a different performance compared with the Nurnberg game. I'm convinced we can. Dortmund showed how good they are in beating Bayern Munich. We'll give our all on
Saturday,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, Heldt expressed his concern over a third place fight with Borussia Monchengladbach. He admitted that there is only a four point gap between the two sides and there are still four games to play for so Schalke
cannot afford any more hiccups in the remaining course of the season.
“Gladbach have gone through a bad patch and might still be in it. This weekend's game certainly won't be easy. If it doesn't go the way I'd like, Gladbach can close to within a point of us. But even then it's still in our own hands,”
he concluded.
Schalke will be playing Borussia Dortmund, FC Augsburg, Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 and Werder Bremen in their last four games in the Bundesliga. They will be looking to secure the third place with a win over Dortmund at the weekend.
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