Dhe photo that Mark Uth, injured in the head, sent out from his hospital bed with a “I’m fine” message caused great relief far beyond FC Schalke 04. Uth’s teammates were only missing a few seconds of cheering from Uth’s teammates in the Bundesliga 2: 2 (0: 1) against FC Augsburg. “You don’t want to experience that,” groaned coach Manuel Baum after a disturbing Sunday, whereby he meant first and foremost the serious sports accident of attacker Uth.
Nevertheless, Baum left his former place of work in Augsburg defiant and indomitable. “Of course we’re taking the positive out of the game,” said the 41-year-old. The most positive thing for him, too, was “that the mark is doing well”. On the other hand, the endless loop of Schalke’s unsuccessfulness continued in the 27th league game in a row. Tasmania Berlin’s age-old record from the 1965/66 season is now missing four games.
In view of the special circumstances with fears for Uth’s health after his terrible clash with opponent Felix Uduokhai, a reversed deficit and the equalizing goal by FCA joker Marco Richter in stoppage time and in Schalke majority, Baum chose a special view of the events: ” It is positive that we have already managed to win a game over 90 minutes – but not over 90 plus. The clear message to us is that we have to get it over 90 plus x minutes. “
Uth “only” suffered a concussion. The former international should be able to leave the clinic this Monday. “I am incredibly happy and relieved that he is fine again so far,” said the innocent FCA professional Uduokhai, relieved.
After the shocking scene with an endless treatment time on the lawn, the game was even abandoned. But the Schalke team wanted to continue playing when asked by referee Manuel Grafe. “We wanted to fight for Mark on the pitch,” said captain Omar Mascarell. However, the plan to win for Uth only worked until the third minute of stoppage time after the acclaimed goals from Benito Raman and Nassim Boujellab. “We have to put everything in until the last second,” Baum warned his professionals.
The fourth point in the season felt like another defeat for Schalke. “We were so close,” groaned Mascarell. “We’ll get up again. We see that we are very close, “commented team manager Sascha Riether, who spoke of” madness “. Baum is now responsible for nine of the 27 games without a win. But the hard-working coach continues to believe that the winless series will end in 2020.
Schalke still have two home game chances on Wednesday against Freiburg (6.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on Sky) and on Saturday against Bielefeld. The so important Uth will then be missing. Baum still gave the Schalke fans a Christmas promise: “We will definitely not give up, but will put everything we have into the next two games, so that we will then at least put the first three under the Christmas tree.”
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