Xherdan Shaqiri and Noah Okafor, the two big absentees once morest Brazil, will they be on the attack on Friday once morest Serbia? It is still too early to tell.
Tuesday morning, the Baslers partly followed the training in which the holders of the meeting on Monday evening did not participate. Xherdan Shaqiri suffers from muscle discomfort in the thigh, Noah Okafor in the calf. “We will know more on Wednesday, says National Teams Director Pierluigi Tami. We will then be at D-2 of the match. It is important that they are able to participate in the collective session so that they can play on Friday.”
However, the ASF staff wanted to be naturally optimistic regarding the presence of the two attackers once morest Serbia.
Edimilson holder?
Murat Yakin may come out of his hat with a very unlikely solution to compensate for the possible withdrawal of Xherdan Shaqiri and Noah Okafor. Who can say that Edimilson Fernandes, credited with a good comeback on Monday for his first steps in the Swiss selection, will not have a role to play once morest Serbia?
The Valaisan plays today as a right axial in the three-man defense of Mainz. Monday evening, he entered to occupy, initially, the left flank before switching to the right. “In front or behind, I’m ready to play everywhere”slips the cousin of Gelson Fernandes.
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