According to media reports, second division football club FC Schalke 04 has parted ways with coach Karel Geraerts. The management of the club apparently drew the consequences on the morning after the embarrassing 3:5 defeat against SV Darmstadt 98 and released the Belgian. This would mean the end of the 42-year-old’s time at Schalke after less than a year.
The Gelsenkirchen team had a disappointing start to the 2nd Bundesliga with four points from six matches – not enough for the traditional club, which wants to be in the mix at the top and return to the Bundesliga as quickly as possible.
After the 0:2 defeat at Karlsruher SC on matchday 5, sporting director Marc Wilmots expressed his trust in his Belgian compatriot Geraerts. But the completely crazy 3:5 defeat after a 3:0 lead against Darmstadt on Friday evening was probably too much for the sporting management.
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