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Berlin (dpa) - Christian Gross is also not a miracle healer.
His debut as a rescuer at FC Schalke 04 was unsuccessful, the bottom of the Bundesliga is very close to the negative record of Tasmania Berlin.
There were also setbacks for Bayer Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Werder Bremen, 1. FC Köln and Arminia Bielefeld have to prepare for long weeks in the relegation battle.
At the top is RB Leipzig for the time being.
FAILURE: The 0: 3 at its premiere in the guest appearance at Hertha BSC showed Schalke's new coach Gross what he was getting into.
"Schalke is a huge challenge, that's why I accepted it," said the Swiss even before kick-off.
Then followed the 30th league game of the Royal Blues without a win in a row.
If things go wrong again next week against Hoffenheim, Tasmania's brand from the 1965/66 season will be discontinued.
"First and foremost, he wanted to praise his depressed players in the next week," said Gross.
Schalke didn't offer him much reason to do so.
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NERVE FLUTTERS: Nobody was able to beat Bayer Leverkusen on the first twelve match days, then the Werkself caught it against Bayern - and now again against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Instead of leading the table overnight, Bayer traveled home with frustration and the old question about the winning gene.
“I didn't see the winning mentality,” complained coach Peter Bosz.
Not a completely new problem for a coach in Leverkusen.
The first beneficiaries were the Leipzigers, who deservedly won 1-0 in Stuttgart in the evening thanks to Dani Olmo's goals and for the time being displaced FC Bayern from the top.
HÖHENFLUG: Four wins in a row, with that SC Freiburg has set its club record in the Bundesliga.
In the 3-1 win against the unfortunate Hoffenheimers, the Breisgauer showed "high efficiency", especially in half one, as coach Christian Streich praised.
Union Berlin did a similar thing in the 2-0 win in Bremen.
The salary is fourth for the time being, but coach Urs Fischer refuses to dream.
"I also look down in the table, you will not get me to change my mind," said the Swiss.
UNCOMFORTABLE: Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt certified his team a "very bad performance" against Union.
Cologne coach Markus Gisdol demanded more "clear edge" after the 0: 1 against Augsburg.
And Bielefeld's coach Uwe Neuhaus complained after the 0: 1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach: “It was almost a mess.
We had zero order. "
For the teams at the bottom of the table, it wasn't a good start to the new football year.
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CLAIMS: With the triple champions of FC Bayern against relegation candidate FSV Mainz 05, Hansi Flick would like to underpin his own title ambitions at the start of the year with performance.
"Everyone is burning for the start," said the coach before the home game on Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky).
Even if the Christmas break was short, it was very good for everyone.
"I experience the team in such a way that they are now fresher again."
Flick's Dortmund colleague Edin Terzic also hopes for this when BVB receives table neighbors VfL Wolfsburg at 3.30 p.m. (Sky).
“Now it's about taking care of the table and winning significantly more games,” said Terzic, who can again rely on striker Erling Haaland.
The numbers for Saturday:
4 - FC Schalke 04 has never had so few points after 14 match days in its eventful Bundesliga history
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8 - Stuttgart goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made eight saves against Leipzig, no other keeper saved as often this season.
13 - 1. FC Köln have been without a home win in the Bundesliga for 13 home games.
That is a negative record for the Rhinelander.
14 - Werder Bremen only had 14 points at this point in the preseason.
Back then, the team only escaped relegation from relegation.
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