I'm Ready for anything at Shalke 04,says Di Matteo

Thegoalmac can reveal that,Roberto Di Matteo is not worried by the weight of expectation on his shoulders after taking over as coach of Bundesliga side Schalke.

Thegoalmac can only but wish Mr Di Matteo,and please play good football and don't park the bus in Germany o,Lol.Continue to see what he said.
The former Chelsea boss was officially revealed as Jens Keller's replacement on Wednesday and is tasked with turning around the fortunes of a side that sits 11th in the German top flight with eight points from their first seven games.

However, Di Matteo insists he has the experience to handle the pressure from Schalke's supporters, especially after his win with Chelsea in the competition in 2012.

"In over 100 years, nobody has ever been able to keep a lid on the fans here," he told reporters.

"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 club wants to qualify for the Champions League automatically, and that is my aim too."
Di Matteo, who guided Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2012, believes an improvement in defence will be key to Schalke's hopes of success this term, although he is adamant his side will not be boring.

"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," he added.

"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."

Lucas Piazon, on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt from Chelsea, compared Di Matteo in the past to
Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, but the former midfielder decided on a light-hearted appraisal of his comments.
"He must have been drunk," he said.