2023-10-06 09:24:00
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The two full-backs Jordan Lotomba and Ulisses Garcia are back in the squad for the two games once morest Israel and Belarus.
Murat Yakin is relying on a proven squad for the European Championship qualifiers in Israel (October 12) and once morest Belarus (October 15). The only new additions are full-backs Ulisses Garcia and Jordan Lotomba.
The lack of valid full-backs alongside the currently injured Silvan Widmer and Ricardo Rodriguez has been a problem for the Swiss national team for a long time. Now the national coach is reacting by bringing Garcia back from champions YB and Lotomba from Ligue 1 club Nice.
“If everyone is fit, I prefer to play with a back four. With these nominations we have double positions in all positions and that is pleasing,” said Yakin regarding his squad.
The Swiss squad
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Tor: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Yann Sommer (Inter Mailand).
Defense: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Ulisses Garcia (Young Boys), Jordan Lotomba (Nizza), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg ).
Midfield and striker: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Cedric Itten (Young Boys), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Noah Okafor (AC Milan), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire) and Djibril Sow (FC Sevilla). Renato Steffen (Lugano), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen), Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
Bislimi is no longer there, Jashari is with the U21
Compared to the last international matches in September in Kosovo (2:2) and once morest Andorra (3:0), the midfielders Uran Bislimi (Lugano), Filip Ugrinic (YB) and Ardon Jashari (Luzern) are no longer there. The latter, like Fabian Rieder, will be in action with the U21. Otherwise, the squad, led by the in-form captain Granit Xhaka, is unchanged.
There is a lot of competition in the central midfield. In the case of Jashari or Rieder, that doesn’t mean that they won’t be called up in the next rounds. “Both are still eligible to play for the U21s. The important thing is that they are used,” said Yakin regarding the two absent youngsters. For the U21 it’s regarding important points, that has higher priority.
Live notice
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Follow the European Championship qualification games next week live on SRF zwei and in the SRF Sport app as follows:
Thursday, October 12th once morest Israel from 8:10 p.m. Sunday, October 15th once morest Belarus from 5:30 p.m
Switzerland will face Israel, third in Group I, in Tel Aviv on October 12th and Belarus in St. Gallen three days later. The last two qualifying games for the 2024 European Championship in Germany are scheduled for mid-November. With two wins, Murat Yakin’s team would qualify early for the finals – it would be the sixth in a row.
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