Schalke coach Geraerts: “I will not give up”

Schalke coach Karel Geraerts is struggling after a crazy and very bitter 3-5 defeat against SV Darmstadt 98. “I am a sports person. “I will not give up,” said the 42-year-old who is under increasing pressure. “I keep going. It will happen tomorrow, and next week. It will be like this throughout my football career.”

Even before the 3-0 defeat, there had been speculation about Geraerts’ job at the second-tier side. When asked if he felt key people like squad planner Ben Manga or the supervisory board still supported him, the Belgian said: “That’s a question for the squad planner, the supervisory board or someone else to decide.” Whether he sits on the bench for the next game is not his forte. Schalke have taken just four points from their first six games in the 2. Bundesliga.