Question:

Stevens looking to start the season on a winning note

by  |  earlier

0 LIKES UnLike


The Schalke manager is looking forward to begin the season on a successful note and is not concerned with the results in the pre-season campaign.
Die Knappen boss Huub Stevens is satisfied with the side’s form in the pre-season campaign and is looking to start the new season on a positive. The club trained for a week in Donaueschingen and is getting ready for the first competitive
fixture against FC Saarbrucken which is set to be played next month.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues will take on Italian giants AC Milan at the Veltins-Arena on Tuesday, July 24, in their next club friendly. The two sides will come head-to-head at the German side’s home ground in Gelsenkirchen where the fans will
witness a great game between two top sides.
Manager Huub Stevens is however, unconcerned about the result of the game as he feels that the team’s real test will be against Saarbrucken next month. Schalke will take on the third division side on Friday, August 17, in a German
Cup fixture in their opening game of the season.
The tactician is preparing for the DFB-Pokal game and has set his sights on starting the season on a winning note.
“Milan have a good strong team but I don't really want to talk that much about our pre-season opponents. We have to focus on the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 in hand. It's important we get the right result in our first competitive game at Saarbrucken,”
he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tranquillo-Barnetta-c35516. He claimed that the two players are working hard in training and is confident that they will be a success
next term.
“Both of them have to settle into a new group and that obviously takes a bit of time but I'm confident we'll get it done in pre-season. They've done well so far and are a good fit for us,” he concluded.
Die Knappen will play their first Bundesliga game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hannover-96-c39492 at the AWD-Arena on Friday, August 24.

 Tags:

   Report
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
CAN YOU ANSWER?

Question Stats

Latest activity: earlier.
This question has 0 answers.

BECOME A GUIDE

Share your knowledge and help people by answering questions.