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 | | Lewis Holtbi will take the shoes of Raul for Schalke23.08.2012 |
The attacking midfielder of Schalke 04 Lewis Holtbi said he would gladly have entered the role of playmaker for his team, which until last year was reserved for the legendary Raul Gonzalez Blanco.
The former Real Madrid ace completed his two-year stay at 'Veltins Arena' this summer after taking to the Qatari Al Sad, and the master of the youth national team of Germany is eager to replace him.
"He is one of the greatest players of all time and was really important figure for the club," said Holtbi. "He scored and set up a lot of goals for us, but now we have to look for a new striker. We have a new, young team that wants to win trophies. "
"As for me, I desperately want to try and resembling what he had done, but it will not be easy. I talked to the coach and for me an option to play on his position because my racing skills are perfect for this post, but let's wait and see ", said Holtbi.
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