Double shock at royal blue |
Two Schalke stars have been out for months!
Bitter double diagnosis!
In the home game defeat against Augsburg (2: 3), two Schalke stars were injured.
▶ Holland defender Sepp van den Berg (20/loan from Liverpool) was stretchered off the pitch and then taken to hospital with a broken ankle.
The diagnosis: severe ligament injury on the left ankle! Several tapes are said to be damaged. It will no longer be used in 2022.
Royal Blue can only get a replacement for the newcomer in the winter transfer period. Since Marcin Kaminski (30/OP after a laceration) and Ibrahima Cissé (21/torn muscle) are also out longer, Schalke only have two central defenders left in Maya Yoshida (34/too slow) and Leo Greiml (21/comeback after a cruciate ligament rupture).
▶ In addition to the Dutchman, Rodrigo Zalazar (23) was also seriously injured. The fan favorite suffered a metatarsal fracture in a duel with the Augsburgers! The Uru dribbler was substituted on in the second half – it was only after the game ended that Zalazar reportedly felt pain. He, too, will no longer play a competitive game for Royal Blue this calendar year.
That looked really bad Bad injury shocked all of Schalke
02.10.2022
Sports Director Rouven Schröder (46) on the double of the Schalke stars: “It’s extremely bitter. In the past we’ve shown several times that as a group we can cope with injury-related absences, no matter how serious they are – and we’ll be able to do that this time too. We have absolute confidence in the squad.”