Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow commented on the first goal conceded in the 0: 4 in Leverkusen and denied any complicity. The goalkeeper also reacted to fan criticism of S04 coach Frank Kramer.
“It was just shot too hard, I don’t have a chance,” Schwolow commented on Leverkusen’s opening goal by Moussa Diaby (via WAZ). “The shot wasn’t well placed, but it was fired at 120 km/h.”
In the 38th minute, Diaby put the Werkself on the road to victory with a solid, but somewhat inaccurate long-range shot. Many observers had the impression that the Schalke goalkeeper could have prevented the impact. In the end, the Royal Blues went down 4-0 in Leverkusen and slipped to third-last place in the table.
“That was very disappointing. We know ourselves that we should have done better on all levels. It just wasn’t enough,” Schwolow said clearly after the game. At the same time, the 30-year-old didn’t just want to attribute the bankruptcy to the poor performance of his own team.
Even the most recently ailing Leverkusen, which had replaced coach Gerardo Seoane with Xabi Alonso during the week, was “back in the old condition” when they played against S04. “You noticed right away in the first half that they had a different approach. We were often too late in the close duels. And then they have the class to play it out and put the balls in,” said the Schalke goalkeeper Celebration.
He did not want to go into detail about the loudly expressed demand of the fans who had traveled with him to fire coach Frank Kramer. During the encounter, some fans had clearly expressed their displeasure with the sporting misery with “Kramer raus” calls.
He didn’t hear the calls, Schwolow said. “In the game,” he explained, “you hide things like that.” Schalke announced after the game that Kramer would also be on the sidelines against TSG Hoffenheim next Friday.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Leverkusen’s opening goal: S04 keeper Schwolow denies complicity.
