Schalke hope: Zalazar, Ouwejan and Kral are making progress in training
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Schalke 04 can have cautious hopes for Alex Kral, Rodrigo Zalazar and Thomas Ouwejan. The three injured were involved in the training game again.
Schalke 04 need relief in the form of returnees in order to have better chances in the relegation battle. Alex Kral could be available again soon, while Rodrigo Zalazar and Thomas Ouwejan are also making further progress.
Schalke’s line-up, on Saturday afternoon at the 0:3 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, was very easy to predict. After all, not many players remained who could have moved straight into the starting XI. The numerous failures that the relegation candidate has to complain about do not make the difficult starting position any easier.
On the day after the bitter bankruptcy, however, there is a little hope for the S04 fans: Alex Kral returned to the pitch during the training session on Sunday morning – and thus a little earlier than initially assumed.
The fact that the midfield strategist was even able to take part in the training game is a good sign of his progress. Thomas Reis wanted to put him in charge and give him more responsibility. So far, his back problems have thwarted this plan. So far it has always been said that he will no longer be able to play in January. For the home game on Tuesday when it’s against RB Leipzig goes, that will certainly still apply. However, if the Sunday unit ends with positive feedback, an assignment for the next weekend could be possible.
After the training game, Kral switched to the side pitch, where he completed another, then individual, program. Rodrigo Zalazar and Thomas Ouwejan had also unwound such a program by then. The two then switched into the game for Kral, so they also completed parts of the game.
A small but important glimmer of hope for royal blue: All three injured were able to complete at least parts of a game unit. Of course, they will be introduced slowly so as not to take too many risks.
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