Frank Kramer stayed on as Schalke coach for 110 days. After the 1: 5 in the DFB Cup against Hoffenheim, the 50-year-old now has to go, as the Knappen officially confirmed on Wednesday.

The news of Kramer's dismissal at Schalke could no longer surprise anyone. The clear pack against Hoffenheim was the culmination of a development in recent weeks in which the promotion euphoria gradually turned into sadness.

In the Bundesliga, the promoted team ranks 17th in the direct relegation zone, only winning one game in the first ten matchdays. The performances of the team recently left little hope that this could change quickly under Kramer. And so sports director Rouven Schröder has to admit that it was a mistake to bring his former companion from Fürth to Gelsenkirchen in the summer. The doubts in the fan camp and in the media were great from the start.

Rouven Schröder: "After promotion, we all committed ourselves to one goal: staying up in the Bundesliga. We were convinced right up to the end that we could turn the tide in the current situation. From our point of view, the time has now come when "We have to make personnel changes. We have to score points in the last five league games before an exceptionally long World Cup break so that we can then prepare as well as possible for the second half of the season, which will be groundbreaking for our club."

Peter Knäbel: "The way we behaved, especially in the away games in Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, was not worthy of FC Schalke 04. That's why our analysis goes beyond the head coach as an individual. We will be in all areas have to improve significantly in order to be able to achieve our big goal – staying up in the league.”

For Kramer, the club icon Mike Büskens, who had led the miners to promotion as an interim coach in the previous season, will step in – once again. Meanwhile, Thomas Reis is being traded as the hottest Kramer successor. The 49-year-old is said to have been interested in moving to S04 in the summer, but was not given the go-ahead from VfL Bochum. In the meantime, as is well known, Reis has been released from VfL and would probably be available quite easily. It is clear that S04 could not even afford a fee. In addition to Dimitrios Grammozis, Kramer is now the next full-time coach on the payroll.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Official: Schalke 04 part ways with coach Frank Kramer.