Schalke 04 has already endured a month without Rouven Schröder as manager. The former sports director of the promoted team gave up at the end of October. For him, the most important thing right now is recovery.
It’s been four weeks to the day since Rouven Schröder resigned from his position as sporting director at Schalke. Turbulent weeks that started with an extremely turbulent day on the last Wednesday in October.
Royal Blue on the one hand currently have to work intensively on the plans for the winter transfer window. A few additions are being considered, which must result in the same number of departures. Schröder, on the other hand, has been in hiding since he left. There were no public statements or a statement that goes beyond the press release.
The fact that nothing has been heard from him so far is exactly what was planned. The 47-year-old has completely turned his back on the football business for the time being.
According to Sportbild, he is currently traveling in the USA, where he is on vacation with his partner. It is said that he is doing well without the great pressure that the Bundesliga, but especially S04, has brought with it.
And he seems to want to make the most of this break for the time being. According to the report, Schröder does not plan to return to business in the near future. A possible comeback around the winter break is therefore even ruled out. Rather, only the summer could be considered as the time of a potential comeback.
The fact that Max Eberl will soon take office at RB Leipzig will not change that. Schröder is a close confidant of Eberl, who will want to put his team together early on. But while there are doubts as to whether he has the budget for a new sports director instead of bringing a chief scout into the team, Schröder cannot be convinced of a return to business for the time being.
It is much more likely that he needs a lot of distance from professional football after his almost one and a half years at Schalke. After all, it was a very stressful, work-intensive time – albeit crowned by the great success of the second division championship and promotion.
For now, the manager will likely continue to remain under the radar. Public appearances are still unlikely, even less with a new Bundesliga post. That should probably only become an issue for him again in the course of the second half of the season.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as After the Schalke exit: That’s what Rouven Schröder is doing now.
