Schalke 04 vs FC Augsburg player ratings: Bring our your dead

4.1. Another match where he struggled to get involved. It’s clear his pace is lacking and he isn’t able to call on it as much as he used to. Started to spruce up the effort just before half, but his possession retention was a nightmare and his final ball was equally so. He just didn’t look up to the challenge. Pretty poor on set-pieces too. That allure of “he could do anything” failed here, because he didn’t do much of anything except prematurely end attacks.. RM. FC Schalke 04. DANIEL CALIGIURI

6.5. <strong>MAN OF THE MATCH</strong>. Looked very composed and creative early on, which is what we’ve needed to see from him. He wasn’t forcing the issue. It lead to him being the crux of this feeble attack as they tried to level the score. Great movement off the ball as well, even if squeezing runs into this compact Augsburg defense was no easy feat. Despite playing in an impotent attack, I found Schopf to be the most inspiring man on the pitch.. LM. FC Schalke 04. ALESSANDRO SCHOPF