The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international stated that he is delighted with the victory and his side’s continued unbeaten run in the new season, and also praised his rivals for giving them a good fight.
Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes has issued a warning to his team to improve their goal-scoring abilities after they squandered a handful of chances to score for the Bundesliga outfit. However, he was pleased with the team performance
as they were able to defeat Greuther Furth by a comfortable margin of 2-0.
Julian Draxler and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lewis-Holtby-c22175 gave their team the two-goal cushion and it was enough to secure the victory against the newly-promoted side. Furth suffered a second consecutive home defeat and were lucky to not have conceded more
goals, as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues were poor in front of the goal.
The centre-back stated that their opponents gave them a hard time and challenged every fifty-fifty ball, but the experienced professional said he was expecting that kind of commitment from Bundesliga new boys. Nevertheless, he
suggested that the Miners were the superior team and deserved to come out on top.
"Furth fought well. They went for every ball. but we expected that," the 24-year-old was quoted as saying in an interview.
"However, I think we were the better team," the central defender mused.
The defender stressed that they have to get better in the finishing aspect and they could have easily scored more goals, if the missing was avoided.
"Still, we did not finish enough chances. We had many good moments and scoring opportunities, which could have led to two or three more goals, but we didn't take them.” the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship winner
added.
"The important thing is that we picked up three points. That's what matters most in the end," the skipper finally concluded.
Schalke are now third on the points table even though, they have the same number of points as the fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund. This is due to the fact that Schalke have scored more goals than Dortmund but the same goal difference.
Both teams will be looking to catch up to Bayern Munich who are in red-hot form this season.
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