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Schalke coach Grammozis
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Second division soccer club Schalke 04 took the consequences one day after the 3:4 against Hansa Rostock and fired head coach Dimitrios Grammozis.
The Royal Blues announced this on Sunday morning.
“We've reached the phase of the season where the big decisions are made.
We were no longer convinced that our target, promotion to the Bundesliga, still had a sufficiently high probability in the current constellation.
We are therefore of the opinion that the team needs a new impetus in the season finale," said sporting director Rouven Schröder.
The team has lacked the necessary consistency since the beginning of the year, both in terms of results and in particular the central performance parameters, judged Sporting Director Peter Knäbel.
The club is still convinced of the quality of the squad.
Knäbel: "But in order to be successful in the fight for the top spots, we need continuous development, which we discussed but didn't see." The traditional club wants to provide information on how to proceed on Monday.
After the 25th match day, the Royal Blues are only sixth in the table.
The Bundesliga relegated team has only taken four points from the past four games and has already suffered eight defeats this season.
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