Superstar Edin Dzeko (39) led the autumn champions to a thrilling 5-3 win against Magdeburg as his side reclaimed the top of the German Second Division after wins against Darmstadt and Elversberg.
“The Bosnian gorostas (1.93 m) scored a goal for 2:1 almost from the spot, surpassing the keeper Alexander Nollenberger (28/1.80 m), and then he excellently assisted Dejan Ljubičić (28) for 4:2.
Fourth goal and third assist – a total of 7 performances in 5 games.
The winter reinforcement, who arrived at the end of January for free from Fiorentina, is proving to be an almost “unfair advantage” in this league,” writes Bild.
Dzeko turns Schalke into a spectacle
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After the final whistle, together with the whole team and coach Miron Muslić (43), Džeko went to the northern stand (Nordkurve) to celebrate with enthusiastic fans.
Dzeko said: “That’s why I came here. Because I know what Schalke means.”
An outstanding striker and a working class club – it seems to be a perfect match.
Dzeko plays great and makes others better.
Captain Kenan Karaman (31), who scored two goals, was finally “released”, and newcomer from Sunderland Adil Aouchiche (23) quickly fitted in with two assists.
Dzeko modestly says: “I’m just one of eleven. I don’t see myself as a star, I’m just doing my job.”
In Gelsenkirchen, they are happy to hear that.
But there is also a dangerous side effect: the spectacular Schalke has lost its defensive stability. After conceding only 12 goals in the entire autumn half-season, now he has already conceded 10 goals in five of Dzeko’s appearances.
Coach Muslić admits: “Those three Magdeburg goals did not make me happy. That was immediately the topic in the dressing room.”
He currently has an offense to promote, but a defense that doesn’t follow through.
They will have to find the balance already on Saturday against Fürth (20:30).
If Dzeko fulfills his mission of returning Schalke to the Bundesliga, the club will love him as they loved Raúl (48), who between 2010 and 2012 was among the “Royal Blues” and achieved 61 performances (goal + assists).
The Spaniard brought pride back then, and the strength of the Bosnian is returning that pride after two difficult years for Schalke, writes Bild.
(Vijesti.ba)
