Quote from: W Jr. on Today at 08:40:59 AM

Quote from: bct_ail on January 02, 2023, 04:00:57 PM

Quote from: Z-tight on January 02, 2023, 10:42:39 AM

Schalke are the only team worse than Bochum in the bundesliga this season, and things are not looking good for the both of them. But the bundesliga this season is so tight, Bochum in 17th position are on 13 points, while Mainz up in 10th position are on 19 points, just 6 points gap, everything is all so close and positions can change very fast, maybe even Bochum has a good chance of escaping relegation.

Yes, that is right. The teams are very close in terms of points. When the first games start again we will see who continues to play against relegation and which teams do not. At the moment it does not look good for Schalke and Bochum. But the long break will certainly help one team more than the other. So I am curious to see who will cope better with the long break.

Things are a bit more difficult for Schalke, of course. They are at the bottom of the league and will have to work hard to get out of this position. They need to make good player transfers. Staying in the Bundesliga is not easy because many teams are very strong. Schalke, Bochum and Stuttgart are the teams that are in the relegation pot. They must have spent this break mostly getting ready.

However Schalke will face a more difficult opponent when the match restarts after this long break and in fact, Schalke will play away against a team in the top four in the standings who have been in good form this season. Playing against Eintracht Frankfurt for Schalke is a match which is of course very difficult compared to the other two relegated teams, and even though for example in this match Schalke is playing at home I'm sure Schalke will still lose.
It doesn't matter how good the changes Schalke has made at the break of the season and in the transfer window at this moment, because Schalke is in a situation and condition that is not doing well.

So yes, I personally feel that the chance for Schalke to get out of the relegation zone is very difficult. Yes indeed, anything can still happen but because Schalke does not have the ability to build a team well and quickly, then I think this is a weakness that Schalke cannot overcome.
But apart from that I also of course still hope that Schalke can change after this break, because based on their points so far compared to the teams who are in the relegation zone we can still assume the gap is not too far.