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Bielefeld (dpa) - Coach Dimitrios Grammozis wants to "say goodbye" to FC Schalke 04 after the sealed relegation from the Bundesliga.
He assured: "We will not give up a game."
Previously, a 0-1 (0-0) against Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday evening sealed the relegation of the Royal Blues, who have four more games this season.
"We will prepare as well as possible for the games and give everything again to represent the club worthily in these last games."
Then the difficult move into the 2nd division is on.
It is a “bitter hour for all Schalke players” - especially for fans and employees of the club.
"That is why we are brutally disappointed that the certainty is now there," said Grammozis.
The 42-year-old is the fifth coach to coach Schalke this season.
The Revierclub often appeared desolate and has only won 2 out of 30 games so far.
So far, the team has scored 13 points and is in last place with a goal difference of 18:76.
So the descent was no longer surprising.
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Grammozis turned his gaze a little into the future after the again weak performance in Bielefeld.
The goal is to have "a powerful team" in the next season, "of which the fans can be proud again".
Work on this task must now be intensified.
«We just have to make sure that we can win back guys for this club who are worthy of the emblem.
That they know what Schalke is.
What they're getting into here, ”said Grammozis.
Team coordinator and ex-professional Gerald Asamoah made a similar statement at Sky with a view to the current team: "The question arises whether everyone has understood what kind of club they are playing for."
The arrival of the Schalke team in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday night went without incident, according to a dpa reporter.
When the team bus drove into the arena, there were no fans.
No problems were reported by the police present.
In the social media, for example on Facebook and Instagram, many Schalke supporters expressed sadness and disappointment, but also loyalty to the Revierclub and confidence in better times.
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For Schalke, it is the fourth Bundesliga relegation in club history.
After the last Bundesliga return in 1991, the Revierclub gradually established itself among the national and expanded European leaders.
Another descent was long considered unrealistic - until Schalke only barely saved themselves in 2019 after a messed up season.
Everything seemed fine again under the new coach David Wagner.
After a strong run in the 2019/2020 season, the former Champions League permanent guest thought he was on his way back to the premier class in January 2020, but an unprecedented crash followed, which now led to relegation.
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