After the first win: Can Schalke be satisfied with the start of the season?

FC Schalke 04 has now completed the first six games – and meanwhile also clinched their first win. A look outside the box: how satisfied can S04 be with the start? A comment.

The first six game days of the season have been completed. And in fact, it took Schalke until the sixth day of the game to get their first win. This game day ended with the Gelsenkircheners in twelfth place in the table.

Two defeats, three draws and that win – that’s six points. A quite satisfactory yield for the time being. After the small and before the big district derby, it makes sense to draw a first interim conclusion. How satisfied can Royal Blue really be with this start, if you already look at the goal of staying up?

An important basis: Schalke is competitive

Goals, comparatively few injuries and a few points are all well and good. However, the much more important realization, given the steps to be taken, is that Schalke are competitive in the Bundesliga.

This is an enormously important and very positive basis. A basis that did not exist in this form two years ago. Of course, the horrible start, together with the disastrous second half of the season, also played a (not least psychological) role. But the club, team and coaching staff and the general environment now make a much more solid impression.

If you look at individual games, the knowledge of competitiveness can be substantiated.

S04 got off to a good start against him, but then had bad luck with the referee and VAR. In the end, Effzeh deservedly won, but the Gelsenkircheners were certainly not clearly inferior until they were outnumbered. With a bit more luck or a better defense in the two situations, a win against might even have been possible, although the Fohlenelf played the better game.

This was scored against. Despite the wolves’ very shaky start, it was anything but a poor team. There should have been a win against them, given the majority and the chances to score in the final stages.

Games that took turns here and there in one direction or another, as is completely normal in the grand scheme of an entire season. And so, despite the small amount of individual games, they offer a good look at how Frank Kramer’s team can keep up in the league.

More victories and points will follow – team performs in the targeted Kramer style

And that’s exactly what the blue and white supporters can be satisfied with so far. Your own team can keep up, can score here and there. So far, it has only been a long way from taking something countable with you. And this opponent is currently leading the table.

Of course, more points would be even better, especially since we had to wait a little longer for the first three. But football under Frank Kramer is also to be rated positively. Not necessarily whether the style will ultimately be the right one to hold the class. But to the extent that the team seems to have internalized him pretty well by now. An important step, no doubt.

In this respect, the start of the season can provide some courage and confidence when it comes to this season. There may still be a spark of joy from Saturday night’s victory, so the picture given so far seems a little too positive. On the other hand, there are currently no major arguments to worry about right now.

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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.