SChalke’s sports director Rouven Schröder avoided clear statements about the sporting future of coach Frank Kramer after the desolate performance in the DFB Cup at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. “I don’t want to talk about personal details at all,” said Schröder after the 1: 5 on Tuesday evening in the second round of the cup in Sinsheim.
“Frank Kramer is a poor dog. Who would like to swap places with him at the moment?” In the hotel, both would now “give each other their opinion”.
Kramer said he didn’t feel let down. “That’s always the question. I’m part of the team. I’m just assuming now that the players have been rolled over for whatever reason. The most important thing is FC Schalke 04,” said Kramer after the 5-1 defeat on Tuesday evening in the second round of the cup in Sinsheim.
“It was undoubtedly our worst performance of the season. It doesn’t get any worse than that,” admitted the coach after the cup defeat: “The defenselessness is almost a mystery to me. We all let the club down.”
Immediately after the fifth competitive defeat in a row, it was unclear whether Kramer would still be on the bench for the Royal Blues in Sunday’s game at Hertha BSC. When asked if he believed there was a chance of playing against the Berliners, Kramer replied: “To everyone’s surprise there was no exchange.”
