myThe alarm rings again in the city of football Gelsenkirchen, where the Club's management has been seriously considering the possibility of relegation to the third division for several weeks. The squad is arguing, the economic situation is as precarious as ever and the team plays crisis football that is difficult to tolerate.

Almost lost in this confusion of progressive decline was a beautiful thought that Karel Geraerts had before the duel against him. FC San Pauli this Friday (6:30 p.m. in FAZ live ticker for the second league (and on Sky): Yes, the pressure is great, said the Revierklub coach, “but on the other hand: it is a good game. We play against number one, against the team with the most goals, with the most opportunities, with the best aerial play, it is the best rival we can have at the moment.” Feelings like this, the anticipation of an upcoming match, were too often in the background of recent months, in which the club never found an adequate attitude for the fight for relegation.