"In over 100 years, nobody has ever been able to keep a lid on the fans here. When you think of Schalke, you think of the passion of their fans, of this big and ambitious club."

"I know the demands are high here, but I've been in the football business for 24 years."

"I've worked in Switzerland, Italy, England and now in Germany and I think I've got the experience needed to deal with it."

"The impression I have is one of a good team who have a lot of potential going forwards, but certainly have a few problems in defence."

"They've had a lot of injuries too, but I think we've probably got to work on the defence a bit."

"In my opinion, you need a solid defence. Not just the back four, but the general organisation, and then you can build on that."

"If you look, you will see that my teams have always scored lots of goals."

"We'll try to play a successful game. You've got to find a balance in the team - solid at the back and have something going for you up front."