Keller’s baptism of fire: schalke expects to reach quarterfinals

"This is an enormously important game for us. We want to win the cup," manager horst heldt said before tuesday’s eighth-final match against FSV mainz 05 at the veltins arena. "The foreground focus is on presenting results."
But it’s not just the sporting goals of the two clubs that make this duel with mainz a tricky one. Because of all things, the 05 football coach thomas tuchel is considered at schalke in the medium term as a desired coach. Even though the konigsblauen management emphasized after the surprising appointment of the former U17 coach keller that he would "definitely work until the end of the season" (head of the supervisory board clemens tonnies).