Schalke's results are hilarious.

Magath is also hilarious. Schalke under Magath has always had poor results in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is three-quarters past the end of the season before Schalke is out of the relegation zone. But it's only a few points more than the relegation zone, and it could be re-entered at any time. In other words, Schalke is still struggling for relegation.

That's what last season's Bundesliga champions have achieved in the Bundesliga this season.

But in the cup, Schalke's table is really good.

First of all, in the semifinals of the German Cup, Schalke eliminated Bayern Munich 1-0 with Raul's goal and entered the German Cup final.

Then there's the Champions League.

Schalke have also had a good run of results in the Champions League this season.

We didn't meet a strong team in the group stage, and although the results were not very good at the beginning, the results of the opponents were not good either. After finally making it out of the group stage with great difficulty, they met Valencia from La Liga.

Schalke eliminated Valencia 4-2 on aggregate over the two legs and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

This is Schalke now.

But no matter how good Schalke is in the cup, the league is fundamental for the strong teams. Magath's poor results in the Bundesliga and the fact that he has not been completely out of danger of relegation so far is completely unacceptable to the Schalke hierarchy. Coupled with the fact that the transfer power of this season is in Magath's hands, several transfers are somewhat unclear.

It should be said that the accounts are not clear.

Schalke executives suspect Magath got some kickbacks from it.

Anyway, Magath went from being a big hero to Schalke last season, and this season he has become a character that everyone in the Schalke team shouts about. Schalke fans don't show up for the home game, they will boo Magath first.

Schalke's top management wanted to fire Magat a long time ago, but Magat's liquidated damages were too high, so they have been negotiating.

Recently, an agreement was finally reached.

On March 16, 2011, Schalke announced that he was in contact with Magath for a contract. Schalke gave Magath a breakup fee of two million euros. Originally, Magath wanted Schalke to settle all the rest of his salary, which was 12 million euros.

But in the end, the two sides reached a settlement, and Magath only took two million euros.

In fact, the news that Schalke is going to fire Magath has been circulating for more than a month.

Since February, the German media have been reporting that Magath is going to be fired by Schalke. It's just that the media has been reporting all the time, and Schalke FC has not reacted.

This time, Schalke officials finally confirmed the news.

Magath is gone.

This is an absolutely mixed accolade in Schalke's history.

He brought Schalke the first Bundesliga championship in half a century, so that Schalke, a strong team in the Bundesliga, finally has a real Bundesliga champion, and is no longer the "runner-up of 10,000 years" that people ridicule. And although he has a poor league record this season, he led Schalke to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

This Champions League result is already the equalisation of Schalke's best result in the Champions League ever.

If you just see this, Magath is definitely a hero of Schalke. Definitely able to capitalize on the history of Schalke.

But on the other hand, Magath also completely messed up Schalke.

A team that won the Bundesliga last season was torn apart by Magath. Coulanyi, Raphinha and Westerman, the likes of last season's champions, left last summer, and Jermaine Jones and Ivan Rakitic were swept away by Magath in the winter transfer window.

Of course, Schalke's talented players like Jin Ming, Matip, Papadopoulos, Baum John, etc., also wasted their time in the second team.

In addition to this, Magath also angered the entire Schalke fans and became the public enemy of the entire Schalke fans. During home matches, it has become a common practice for Schalke fans to boo Magath.

The locker room is already disheartened. Schalke are only five points clear of the relegation zone and are in absolute danger.

And after sending away so many champions, Magath brought in an unknown number of players. More than 10 players have left Schalke this season and more than 10 players have been brought in. In total, there are about thirty players in and out.

Originally, Schalke's lineup was very bloated, and now Schalke's first team, including Jin Ming, who was relegated to the second team, has a total of 41 people. It is the best in the whole of European football.

Schalke already owed a lot of debts, and the burden of so many players in the first team was too heavy.

This is the mess that Magath left to Schalke.

So much so that when the news came that Magath was leaving Schalke, the entire Schalke fans celebrated as if it were a holiday.

On March 18, 2011, just two days after Magath was sent away, Schalke announced that Rangnick, who had resigned from Hoffenheim, would become Schalke's new manager. In the same way, Magath has also been announced as coach at Wolfsburg.

Both sides moved quickly.

Both parties have been fully prepared to break up. Only then did they announce their breakup.

However, Rangnick has just taken over, and Schalke's results have not picked up immediately.

On March 20, Schalke faced Bayer Leverkusen away and lost 0-2. Of course, this game was not commanded by Rangnick, because Rangnick had not yet entered Schalke at this time, and was temporarily commanded by the club's assistant coach. After this game, Schalke's shape in the Bundesliga is even more dangerous. There is only a two-point advantage from the relegation zone, and it is possible to re-enter the relegation zone at any time.

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"Hello Kim."

"Hello, Coach Rangnick."

It's been a long time.

It has been more than five months since Jin Ming was demoted to the second team at the end of September last year. Finally, after five long months, Jin Ming is about to return to the first team.

Of course, it didn't report directly to the first team.

Instead, Schalke's new head coach Rangnick greeted Jin Ming and wanted to talk to him. Rangnick had just watched the second team's training and games in the second team, and then announced that Jin Ming, Matip, Papadopoulos, and Baum John would all return to the first team training starting tomorrow.

After that, Rangnick stopped Jin Ming and wanted to talk to Jin Ming.

Jin Ming was not familiar with Rangnick's history. But Rangnick's fame is thunderous. After all, Rangnick completed the dark horse legend in Hoffenheim and is very famous in the entire Bundesliga.

When Jin Ming played in China and South Korea, he only knew that Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger was known as a "professor".

But when I arrived in the Bundesliga, I learned that there is also a "professor" in German football. That's this Rangnick in front of you. And for Schalke, Rangnick is no stranger. Rangnick's last time in charge was at Schalke.

"Just watched your training. You're in good shape. ”

"I've never relaxed in training."

Rangnick sat on a chair on the sidelines, and let Jin Ming sit next to him. Then it was like chattering, and his voice was not very high, and he smiled and talked to Jin Ming. At first, it was something very simple.

It's like whether there are any habits these days, whether there is any inconvenience now, and so on.

Anyway, at first impression, Rangnick is a coach who is easier to talk to. Compared to Magath, who rarely interacts with the players, Rangnick is easier to get along with.

"Kim, you know the situation of the team now. I want to give you a little more tasks, do you have the confidence to accept it? ”

"Of course."

Jin Ming immediately stood up.

He didn't play for five months, which was the first time in Jin Ming's career. Jin Ming has always wanted to play. In order to play the last game, Jin Ming was supposed to leave Schalke during the winter transfer.

However, Schalke's Helt made a promise to Jin Ming, that is, Magath would leave soon.

That's why Jin Ming stayed in Schalke.

It's a pity that it took nearly three months for Helt to fulfill that promise. So much so that Jin Ming has not played until now. Now that Rangnick is here, Jin Ming knows his chance has come.

Looking at Rangnick's appearance, he should be more important to himself.

Therefore, Jin Ming immediately patted his chest to guarantee.

"Coach, I will definitely do my best to complete the task you have assigned."

"Okay."

Rangnick nodded.

Rangnick's entry into Schalke this time can be said to have taken a big risk. If he takes over this time and relegates Schalke, then his reputation will be ruined in Schalke.

This kind of thing is not without precedent.

Back then, Hiddink went to save Real Betis, who was on the verge of relegation, but unfortunately Betis, who was disheartened, had no room for Hiddink to play at all. In the end, Hiddink collapsed at Betis and almost ruined his coaching career.

Therefore, Rangnick was very cautious when he came to Schalke this time.

After studying the situation in Schalke, he already had some ideas. Schalke's biggest problem is not a lack of strength, but a lack of morale in the team. The antagonism between Magath and the player is too strong.

Plus Magath scrapped too many players.

The first thing Rangnick had to do was to reactivate the players who had been beaten into the cold by Magath.

And the first player Rangnick chose was Jin Ming.

After all, Jin Ming was the hero of Schalke's championship last season, and he was also the best newcomer in the Bundesliga last season. Rangnick was very impressed with Jin Ming's speed. How can such a player be wasted.

That's why this conversation is happening.