2011/12 Atsuto Uchida @ Schalke 04 (GER/EL) Thread [R]

Still have to watch it but a paper which is always critical about Ucchi has praised him for his error-free performance and blind understanding with Farfan.

http://www.reviersport.de/fussball/1bundesliga-einzelkritik-27-211200411-2.html

 

No surprise, it was one of the best pairs of the Bundesliga last year.

 

With his runs he's cutting a bit more inside recently, and tends to go more into the box. I get the impression he is trying to get a goal.

Anyway, good game. But above all, he seems to take it all more serious then when he was an automatic starter.

 

I think learning and surviving have always been two strong points of Ucchi's. He's proved it again by coming out stronger through Stevens' 'cold storage' method earlier, when almost all of us were begging for him to just leave the club.

But of course, he does still look a bit too dependent on confidence to play decent, hopefully the mental and physical skills he has picked up while away from the first team will go some way in correcting that.

Nice to see him finally getting a decent run in the starting lineup anyway.

 

Happy birthday to him

 

An assist

 

good good good, dominating Muniain so far.
Farfan is a beast.

 

what a turn of event.

 

You nailed it. I liked Kluge last year, could have been useful today.

 

not good today.

 

No, but there's still no reason to replace him with Höger who wasn't any better. The only thing he did today was slowing down the game on the right.

 

Agree. Still never a good sign when a side back is subbed out. Hmm. I wonder if Hoger will get the start next week.

 

Very good today.

 

he got subbed out in the 83' min

 

Tremendous game by him today. Even if it was no negative substitution, I still think Stevens will prefer Höwedes though.

 

Yeah, Stevens will probably bunker down and play it conservative to keep Schalke 3rd. They don't have to go for wins too much.

Decent end of season run for Uschi though.

 

I wonder if he will be leaving in the summer anyway.

 

he didnt have a good start of the season, but really came around with several great performances in this 2nd half of da season. i wonder what the Schalke supporters think of him?
btw, id he were to leave, where would he go? any transfer rumors? interested clubs?

 

Which reminds me: Is his contract expiring this summer? Any extension talks? Transfer rumours?

 

June 2013, but no rumours about extension or transfer whatsoever. Schalke is currently busy talking with Raul, Farfan and Huntelaar also.