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Mönchengladbach (dpa) - Is he coming or is he not coming?

That's the big question for Schalke and of course it revolves around Ralf Rangnick.

Does he stay or does he have to go?

That is currently the question of all questions in Mönchengladbach.

The focus is on Marco Rose.

The two West clubs will meet on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) as the weakest Bundesliga teams of the past seven match days, but the sporty aspect of both is currently being overshadowed by emotionally charged personnel debates.

In Gladbach, after seven competitive defeats, the future of coach Rose is at stake, who can probably not afford to go bankrupt against the tattered bottom and the setting of the club's negative record.

His colleague Dimitrios Grammozis, who was only brought in two weeks ago as the fifth coach this season, had to quickly find out how the hectic rush at Schalke can catch up with you.

Fetched as a beacon of hope for the coming second division season, he quickly received wide approval.

In the discussion about Rangnick, the coach who started with one point and no goal from two games seems to be just a variable.

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Rangnick should be brought in as sports director, that much is clear.

Whether the national coach, who likes to hold all the strings in hand, also wants to become a coach and whether he would trust Grammozis in the other case, remains open.

Either way, Rangnick will demand - and receive - all decision-making power.

Grammozis did not want to comment on the subject.

Either way, Rangnick has been omnipresent in Gelsenkirchen for days.

Because it polarizes.

Although the supporters seem to be clearly in the majority, a fan petition already has over 50,000 supporters.

The fact that the 62-year-old is to be installed by a 14-person external group led to a violent dispute over competence at Schalke - a vanity fair anyway.

The group and the supervisory board at least agreed to bring Rangnick.

And also see themselves in a good position.

They had a constructive conversation about a possible involvement of Rangnick at FC Schalke 04.

“This conversation was open and trusting,” it said in a joint statement by supervisory board chairman Jens Buchta and Peter Lange from Rangnicks management.

The general conditions for a possible cooperation have been discussed in detail.

We then agreed to continue the talks. "

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There has also been a lot of talk in Gladbach in recent weeks, but the crisis worsened more and more after the announcement of the move from Rose to Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

Rose herself continues to be undeterred, at least outwardly.

“This is not a new situation for me,” he said: “I played with Lok Leipzig for a year in the fourth division against relegation under conditions that were not very easy.

It was also a traditional club with a lot of fans. "

Of course, the current situation is “not pleasant.

Defeat never feels good, ”said the 44-year-old.

“But no later than the third day after, actually on the second, the feeling is there again that we want to tackle it, to turn the thing again.

Every game is a chance to stop the carousel.

It is important that, as a coach, I go ahead and ignore the surrounding areas.

And I believe that I am doing this job quite well. "

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Petition for Rangnick

Press conference Gladbach on Friday