Magath To Cut Short Schalke Holidays

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Schalke coach Felix Magath has previously been called 'Saddam' and 'Quaelix' (a mix of 'Felix' and 'quaelen', the German verb for 'to torture'). But now he might have earned a new nickname, 'The Grinch'. Following his team's 5-0 defeat to Kaiserslautern, the coach vowed to cut short his players' winter break.

"The winter holidays of Schalke players will be short," the club's official website read on Sunday. "They will start their holidays after the German Cup third round on December 21. It will end only four days later, with the first training session set for December 27."
The 2009-10 Bundesliga runners-up have struggled in domestic competition this year, and their worst defeat in 18 years left them in 15th place in the league table.
In the past, it has generally been the custom of Bundesliga teams to grant holidays until early January. However, Magath will look to drill his players into shape long before the January 15 Bundesliga restart.