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Official:
Manuel Baum sacked as Schalke coach

By Henrik Petersen

Schalke 04 have parted company with head coach Manuel Baum.
Manuel Baum.
Manuel Baum.
Manuel Baum has been relieved of his duties as Schalke 04 coach with immediate effect, the Bundesliga club have announced.


Schalke board member Huub Stevens will take charge for the club's last two games of 2020 against Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga and SSV Ulm in the DFB-Pokal.

Baum was appointed Schalke coach at the end of September, taking over from David Wagner, who lost his job just two league games into the season. Following a 0-2 defeat against Freiburg in mid-week, 'The Royal Blues' have lost patience with Baum, who has failed to win a Bundesliga game in 10 attempts.

"The home game against Arminia Bielefeld is hugely important for our club. The disappointing performance against SC Freiburg showed us that the side requires new impetus to be successful in this game. We trust Huub Stevens and Mike Büskens to do exactly that. We thank Manuel Baum for his tireless work and wish him both personally and professionally the best for the future," said Schalke 04 head of sport Jochen Schneider.

Schalke are winless in 28 league games and sit bottom of the table with just four points after 12 games.


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