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    Pressue mounts as Schalke are defeat again

    Monday, December 1, 2008

    Under-fire Schalke coach Fred Rutten admits these are "hard times" for the club after they lost their third Bundesliga game in four by going down 2-0 to Stuttgart. The pre-season title contenders conceded two late goals to Jan Simak and Mario Gomez as the Royal Blues slipped to ninth in the table, 11 points off top spot. The away fans called for the head of general manager Andreas Muller during the game, and Rutten conceded his team are finding things tough. "These are already hard times at Sc ...

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