Dad Terodde after goal: "Compliments to wife and daughter"

FC Schalke 04 - Dad Terodde after goal: "Compliments to wife and daughter"

After his penalty to make it 3:0, Simon Terodde shed a tear and symbolically cheered with his thumb in his mouth. It quickly became clear to whom the second division record goalscorer was dedicating his first goal in almost four months. "Yesterday I was still in the delivery room and became the father of a healthy daughter," said the 35-year-old after FC Schalke 04 's redemptive 4-0 win against VfL Osnabrück: "Now I'm a father of three. These emotions have given me an incredible amount of energy."

Coach Karel Geraerts had already decided at the start of the week that he wanted Terodde to start after his low point of 90 minutes on the bench in the 5-3 defeat in Düsseldorf. "I know how you feel when you become a father," said the Belgian, who has five children: "Then you're walking on air." After Terodde was unable to be at training on the two days before the basement duel, he asked him to be on the safe side "if he at least got some sleep".

In the end, Terodde was back in the starting eleven for the first time since Geraert's debut on October 22. If little Tilda had been born a day later, he would have missed his chance to make his comeback. "Compliments to my wife and daughter," he said with a laugh: "It was a race against time. But I said: take it easy. And that worked out well."

The emotional boost came at the right time for the whole of Schalke, because before the game against the team bottom of the table, the mood at the Bundesliga relegated team was definitely on the brink of collapse. "It was a difficult game because there had been a lot of negative emotions surrounding the team during the week," said the coach. Terodde was less aware of the tension, "I had important things to do". But he was also aware: "The pressure was enormous. Because it's about the big picture. We're not eighth, seventh or sixth, we're up against relegation."

Osnabrück are now nine points away, two more than VfL have gained in 15 games. And if Terodde finds his scoring touch again, Schalke could soon find their way out of the basement. And then many will think of the special motivation provided by the birth of Tilda Terodde.

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Terodde's emotional performance was a significant boost for FC Schalke 04, a team currently battling relegation in the 2. Bundesliga, located in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Geraerts, the Belgian coach of Schalke, praised Terodde's comeback, empathizing with the joys of fatherhood since he has five children of his own.
After missing training due to the birth of his daughter Tilda, Terodde thanked his wife and daughter for supporting him through the tough period.
Terodde's return to the starting eleven for VfL Osnabrück's game against Schalke was a close call, as his daughter was born a day before Terodde's planned comeback.
Osnabrück, the bottom-placing team in the 2. Bundesliga, are now nine points behind Schalke, who have benefited from Terodde's scoring return.
With Schalke's revitalized attack led by Terodde, fans may look back on the special motivation provided by the birth of Tilda Terodde to escape relegation.
Terodde's exceptional performance was reminiscent of other notable scores, like the 11-meter penalty that he converted in a game played in Gelsenkirchen, the city where Schalke 04 is based.

Source: www.stern.de