From the Augsburg siding to the Schalke match winner: Michael Gregoritsch celebrated a dream debut at Schalke 04.
First he prevented the gap with a rescue operation on the line, then he prepared the lead with a clever pass and finally he decided the game with his first Bundesliga goal in eight months. The Austrian immediately paid back the confidence of coach David Wagner in the 2-0 (0-0) win against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second half of the season.
Gregoritsch “shows why he was brought in”
“A lot of overview, a lot of rest on the ball, danger of scoring – it has shown why you got it,” sums up Sky Reporter Sascha Bacinski: “It was a made-to-measure debut.”
The Augsburg loan was on hand after only two weeks of preparation FC Schalke 04 directly in the starting line-up and was instrumental in the success against Gladbach. After only a few minutes, Gregoritsch had missed a top-class chance. After that, however, everything went well for the 25-year-old: he scratched a header from Marcus Thuram from the line (37.), he put Suat Serdar in the spotlight before the 1-0 (48.), and he closed an exemplary counterattack to the final result successful from (58.).
The 25-year-old was the invigorating element on the offensive, fired the most shots on goal from all Schalke players (4) and contributed most of the assists (4). In addition, he ensured security in the game structure with the strong pass rate of 81 percent for an attacker.
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Wagner still sees room for improvement
“He played well, like the whole team. Of course, it’s incredibly nice when an offensive player hits and assists in his first game, ”praises Coach Wagner, but also sees potential in his new addition:“ He brings intensity and aggressiveness, willingness to run and joy in defending to his game , That brings his game to another level. But I think he can do more. ”
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