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"The next game is always the most important."
The mother of all derbies starts 2 weeks before the Bundesliga kicks off and is a good occasion
to see where the teams stand in their preparations.
But it's not only the Supercup, it's also THE derby against our biggest rivals and I wanna frickin win it. Badly.
Not only because I couldn't stand seeing Scheiße 04 winning a cup,
but also because a derby win has a long-term value for our campaign.
As Jürgen Klopp once said the 3-1 derby win in the Turnhalle was one of the reasons why Dortmund won the title after all. (because of the great reception at the Dortmund Stadium when the BVB-Bus returned from the match.) He said that it made it even more clearly "why we do what we do" and how much this means to the fans, which formed an even greater spirit in the team and gave extra motivation for several months. It also strengthened the bond between the fans and the team and showed newcomers like Shinji Kagawa what Dortmund is all about.
I hope we can re-do this for our newcomers and set the first highlight of the season,
winning a cup at the rival's home is just what we need to get a good flow for the further stages of our campaign. Also Schalke is a club with a great tradition and we want to keep the tradition up, since they lost last years' Supercup against Bayern Munich.
'derby reception 19.09.2010' - Großkreutz with a Megaphone
So, it's an extra important match and I'm already nervous as hell.
I won't make any predictions who will play for S04, because I clearly lost track of their transfer activities (Yes, that's how much I care). The one thing I know is that there is no Manuel Neuer who will save their asses this time.
And Jürgen Klopp has also a hard time figuring out a starting XI. The defensive core should be the usual though.
(Weidenfeller, Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic, Piszczek).
Also Lucas Barrios will definitely not take part since he is on international duty with Paraguay at the Copa America.
The Comeback
A certain player will definitely play since he is already leaving incredibly good impressions in training.
No, I'm not talking about Mario Götze, even though he'll probably play and is also leaving good impressions.
I'm talking about last seasons derby hero Shinji Kagawa.
The young Japanese will finally fully return from his injury and is already highly motivated to play a good season (and more importantly: full season). Observers say that his actions on the pitch look like he was never
missing, which of course is music in my ears and a tinnitus for all Schalker. :)
There is not much left to say than: I'm really really really really excited to see him combining with Mario Götze and scoring goals.
Here is a little reminder of what he is capable of.
KAAAGAWAAAAA SHINJIIIIIIIIII, SCHALALAAA SCHALALALALAAA!
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