The Bundesliga outfit have decided to part
company with the 43-year-old and turn to the
man who led Chelsea to Champions League
glory in 2012

Schalke have confirmed the dismissal of Jens
Keller as coach and the appointment of Roberto
Di Matteo as his successor with immediate
effect.
Keller's position had come under intense
scrutiny after a poor start to the 2014-15 season
in which they fell at the first hurdle in the DFB-
Pokal, to Dynamo Dresden, but a Champions
League draw away to Chelsea lifted spirits in
Gelsenkirchen and back-to-back wins over
Werder Bremen and rivals Borussia Dortmund
eased the pressure on the 43-year-old.
However, after a disappointing draw at home to
Maribor last week and defeat at Hoffenheim on
Saturday, Keller met with sporting director Horst
Heldt on Monday and was relieved of his duties.
Schalke then announced the following morning
that Di Matteo, who led Chelsea to Champions
League glory in 2012, had been installed as the
club's new coach.
"Schalke have parted company with Jens Keller,"
read a brief statement on the club's official
Twitter feed. "Roberto Di Matteo takes over."
Keller initially joined Schalke as the club's
Under-17 coach but took charge of the senior
squad in December 2012, succeeding Huub
Stevens at the helm.
He was given a contract until the end of the
season but signed a two-year extension in the
summer of 2013.
However, Keller has now paid the price for a run
of just two wins from 10 games in all
competitions at the start of the current
campaign.
Consequently, Schalke have now turned to Di
Matteo, who has been without a full-time job
since being sacked by Chelsea in November
2012.
The Italian led the Blues to Champions League
glory in his then capacity as caretaker coach the
season before, with the Premier League outfit
overcoming Barcelona in the semi-finals before
beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the
decider at the Allianz Arena.
However, after being given the job on a
permanent basis before the start of the 2012-13
season, he was fired after Chelsea's defence of
their European crown was effectively ended by a
3-0 loss to Juventus in Turin.

I'm happy for him, he was the coach that led CFC to champions league victory and deserves to coach again.