After the final whistle came to Manuel Neuer just the fun part, then the unpleasant. "Well done," said Sir Alex Ferguson, as he congratulated as one of the first Schalke goalkeeper on his excellent performance and patted him on the shoulder. "Well done" for a few seconds, cleared the air of Neuer, the praise of the trainer Manchester United was to him like a knighthood.
But then the 25-year-old from this Tuesday evening was rather dreary reality caught up. Even his great saves and reflexes, that he had the superstars like Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Park Ji-Sung and Javier Hernandez to despair, have not been enough to spare his team's performance. with the exception of New - - At 0-2 (0-0) in the first leg of the semi finals of the Champions League Schalke had all been overwhelmed.
The chances of one final with a view of the return leg at Old Trafford next Wednesday probably only theoretical. Nevertheless, took his new job as captain of a Schalke side that had in terms of performance that evening with him begin to keep up, more true. He went on the field of players to other players, shaking hands, patting shoulders and took his arm.
He then dutifully called on to put his head now not only in the sand. "We must believe in ourselves," he said regarding the return game on 4 May In one week, the Englishman the run of play the first leg still in mind. "Their fans will then expect that they play us. And then maybe 1-0 if we should take the lead, can also tilt or something, "he said," Why not "convincing these words were barely?.
New is probably even more dream of a miracle. But the challenge is right for his character. Until the last day he wants for Schalke, the club, which he "has it all thanks to" give it all. It is the combination of talent and attitude that made the New is what it is. No matter how exposed his position in the team might be, he understood and appreciated more as a team player first.
This is also not lost on Alex Ferguson, even if he had said a day before the game, he would not know good new. After the final whistle on Tuesday it sounded then quite different. "I my time as coach I have never seen such a good goalkeeping performance," said the Scotland manager legend, after all, in business since 1974.
Despite the superiority of his team for the first time he expressed a faint doubt that United already a ticket for the final in London on 28 May was safe. "Who knows what lies before us?" Said Ferguson, after he had been dreaming for a moment that this lanky German could not repeat with the child's face, his feats at Old Trafford.
On Tuesday, at least it had in the meantime Ferguson certainly pulled into the equation, that his new offensive forces could drive to distraction. "As has kept New just before the break against Giggs, I realized my players frustration," he admitted. In the interval he had appealed to still play further forward ".
At some point, must fall the Gate" So it happened: When 0:1 by Giggs (67th minute) and 0-2 by Rooney, 155 seconds later, New was powerless. "Respect was great, unfortunately, too large," analyzed new factual - and not criticize it be overwhelmed teammates. "I'm not mad at some people, do anybody down," he said, referring to the much greater experience, which would have brought the professionals of the defendant in comparison to their own players.
Quite as easy as it was not. Schalke, who were in the quarter-final against Inter Milan occurred so surprising sovereign had to leave that evening pretty much miss everything that had brought them into this semi-final. "After the initial quarter of an hour we met more often the wrong decision," said coach Ralf Rangnick: "We were always outnumbered in there where it was not asked.
And we were always there too late, where it has burned. "This could play out in the Manchester scoring chances almost five-minute intervals. Only if his team lost the tactical constitutional structure, then the courage. "We are," said Rangnick and seems a little disillusioned, "stumbled a bit far from our borders." The break points that could be against Inter still covered with an iron discipline, did the high level, dominated by Manchester the game , merciless to light: problems in the full-back positions, inexperience (Matip, Papadopoulos) or despair (Metzelder) in the defensive unit.
It was a goalkeeping change in a class of anything. But even if Neuer's performance probably can not significantly contribute to the Schalke be able to solve even a ticket to the finals in Wembley, he is the club may yet prove to an essential service. Although it only for one more year under contract and is also declared to extend, no longer want, should have Neuer's market value on Tuesday night also experienced a marked increase.
"It can not shake the fact that we have a contractual relationship. Everything else is completely irrelevant, "said Schalke manager Horst Heldt and turned not only on Tuesday evening the question of why one should get the idea to" let go of that player? "Statements that are to be understood as a call to the FC Bayern Munich are likely to reach for new to deep in the pocket.
"If someone offers 100 million, they can not expect me to say New is not for sale yet," said Heldt. Quite as much it should not be, but if in addition to the Bavaria, a second buyer should enter the picture, could Schalke's starting position in the stripping poker improve with the Bavarians.
Since Tuesday, seems likely. Even if Manchester United probably not among the potential new employers. "He is going somewhere else," Ferguson had to know after the game. 
But then the 25-year-old from this Tuesday evening was rather dreary reality caught up. Even his great saves and reflexes, that he had the superstars like Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Park Ji-Sung and Javier Hernandez to despair, have not been enough to spare his team's performance. with the exception of New - - At 0-2 (0-0) in the first leg of the semi finals of the Champions League Schalke had all been overwhelmed.
The chances of one final with a view of the return leg at Old Trafford next Wednesday probably only theoretical. Nevertheless, took his new job as captain of a Schalke side that had in terms of performance that evening with him begin to keep up, more true. He went on the field of players to other players, shaking hands, patting shoulders and took his arm.
He then dutifully called on to put his head now not only in the sand. "We must believe in ourselves," he said regarding the return game on 4 May In one week, the Englishman the run of play the first leg still in mind. "Their fans will then expect that they play us. And then maybe 1-0 if we should take the lead, can also tilt or something, "he said," Why not "convincing these words were barely?.
New is probably even more dream of a miracle. But the challenge is right for his character. Until the last day he wants for Schalke, the club, which he "has it all thanks to" give it all. It is the combination of talent and attitude that made the New is what it is. No matter how exposed his position in the team might be, he understood and appreciated more as a team player first.
This is also not lost on Alex Ferguson, even if he had said a day before the game, he would not know good new. After the final whistle on Tuesday it sounded then quite different. "I my time as coach I have never seen such a good goalkeeping performance," said the Scotland manager legend, after all, in business since 1974.
Despite the superiority of his team for the first time he expressed a faint doubt that United already a ticket for the final in London on 28 May was safe. "Who knows what lies before us?" Said Ferguson, after he had been dreaming for a moment that this lanky German could not repeat with the child's face, his feats at Old Trafford.
On Tuesday, at least it had in the meantime Ferguson certainly pulled into the equation, that his new offensive forces could drive to distraction. "As has kept New just before the break against Giggs, I realized my players frustration," he admitted. In the interval he had appealed to still play further forward ".
At some point, must fall the Gate" So it happened: When 0:1 by Giggs (67th minute) and 0-2 by Rooney, 155 seconds later, New was powerless. "Respect was great, unfortunately, too large," analyzed new factual - and not criticize it be overwhelmed teammates. "I'm not mad at some people, do anybody down," he said, referring to the much greater experience, which would have brought the professionals of the defendant in comparison to their own players.
Quite as easy as it was not. Schalke, who were in the quarter-final against Inter Milan occurred so surprising sovereign had to leave that evening pretty much miss everything that had brought them into this semi-final. "After the initial quarter of an hour we met more often the wrong decision," said coach Ralf Rangnick: "We were always outnumbered in there where it was not asked.
And we were always there too late, where it has burned. "This could play out in the Manchester scoring chances almost five-minute intervals. Only if his team lost the tactical constitutional structure, then the courage. "We are," said Rangnick and seems a little disillusioned, "stumbled a bit far from our borders." The break points that could be against Inter still covered with an iron discipline, did the high level, dominated by Manchester the game , merciless to light: problems in the full-back positions, inexperience (Matip, Papadopoulos) or despair (Metzelder) in the defensive unit.
It was a goalkeeping change in a class of anything. But even if Neuer's performance probably can not significantly contribute to the Schalke be able to solve even a ticket to the finals in Wembley, he is the club may yet prove to an essential service. Although it only for one more year under contract and is also declared to extend, no longer want, should have Neuer's market value on Tuesday night also experienced a marked increase.
"It can not shake the fact that we have a contractual relationship. Everything else is completely irrelevant, "said Schalke manager Horst Heldt and turned not only on Tuesday evening the question of why one should get the idea to" let go of that player? "Statements that are to be understood as a call to the FC Bayern Munich are likely to reach for new to deep in the pocket.
"If someone offers 100 million, they can not expect me to say New is not for sale yet," said Heldt. Quite as much it should not be, but if in addition to the Bavaria, a second buyer should enter the picture, could Schalke's starting position in the stripping poker improve with the Bavarians.
Since Tuesday, seems likely. Even if Manchester United probably not among the potential new employers. "He is going somewhere else," Ferguson had to know after the game.
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