Schalke don finally return to Bundesliga, and the whole Gelsenkirchen dey celebrate. But one of their former coaches, Peter Neururer, don reach out to warn dem say make dem no let the joy carry dem away. According to Neururer, na better thing say the club don come back to the top flight, but e don also remind dem say the work just dey start.
Neururer, wey be cult coach for Schalke before, talk say the club get one target wey dem must focus on. “Schalke 04 na exceptional promoted team, but with one ordinary goal. Anything wey pass that one na too much. The target must be: stay for the league!” E talk am for interview with Wettbasis.com.
The 71-year-old coach say the main risk for Schalke na the expectation wey dey always high for Gelsenkirchen. “The expectation for Schalke, for decades, even centuries, don dey always above wetin you fit actually expect,” e yarn. Because of that, the mood around the club dey change like weather.
Neururer say any dream of international football now na early, early thing. Instead, e dey advise dem to quickly secure position for the lower part of the table, then later build something solid. E say to do this one, dem go need more new players. “The team wey promote go definitely no fit stay for the league without new signings,” e warn.
The former coach say Schalke must “invest for many positions” so dem fit face the better quality wey dey Bundesliga. E talk say dem no go fit manage with di current squad wey dem use come up.
Neururer still get praise for some players. E talk say Robin Gosens fit help Schalke immediately, as long as im body dey 100 percent. E also talk well well about Vitalie Becker, wey e call “one big talent” and say e fit become “one outstanding Bundesliga player” for di future.
But despite all these, Neururer say Schalke must live for di present, no go put di future before wetin dem need now. E trust Sportvorstand Frank Baumann and coach Miron Muslic to handle di matter. E say Baumann dey do “solid work” and wetin e don build for Schalke, even for outside presentation, na im make e respect am.
Neururer season forecast na simple but realistic. “I believe say Baumann and Muslic go take control of di matter, and Schalke go become one shining 14th place for di table.”
