The last sentences that will be remembered by the professional soccer player Kevin Großkreutz, who was still active on paper at the time, are very typical.
Of course he would be happy if Schalke 04 should actually relegate, he said: "All of Dortmund will celebrate, everyone will be happy when Schalke has to go down." That was okay, was the response from Gelsenkirchen.
After all, Schalke would have enjoyed the 2014 World Champion's descent.
Großkreutz actually put it down: One point of view is that of a professional who was at the top, but then ruined his career through countless scandals and scandals. The other point of view is that of a career that a player with the manageable abilities of Kevin Grosskreutz should not normally have even dreamed of - but which he had worked hard for with diligence and unparalleled mental strength. Anyone who knows him knows that this is closer to the truth.