2023-04-28 12:04:14
FC Zurich is taking a step back, YB’s Fabian Lustenberger is having an evening to forget and Lucerne wants to delay the Bern championship party even further – the round-up for the 30th match day of the Super League.
The master in reverse
After FC Zurich clinched an important home win in a duel with the ailing FC St.Gallen on Sunday, the still champions did not put one foot in front of the other three days later in the guest appearance in Geneva and went down 0:4. “That was another step backwards. Like the game in Lucerne, the first half was maybe a bit worse, »said Captain Yanick Brecher after the final whistle. “I don’t know if we’ve ever started a game that badly.”
And so it comes on Sunday against Sion, which is only 3 points behind FCZ, for the next groundbreaking game in the fight against the Barrage. Brecher makes it clear: “We are deserved in this situation and we can only get out of it together.”
Lustenberger’s messed up evening
An own goal, a penalty and four goals conceded – YB’s defense chief Fabian Lustenberger experienced an evening to forget against the Grasshoppers and symbolizes the performance of his team, which is in the Letzigrund for once next to the shoes. “We made stupid mistakes at the back, I caused a stupid penalty myself – we saved the worst performance of the season for today,” Lustenberger chose clear words in an interview with blue Sport.
No championship celebration, no problem
Due to the bankruptcy at GC, YB has to postpone the championship celebration. However, the reserve at the top of the table is so large that players and fans don’t rack their brains about it. Meanwhile, the biggest fear of the Bernese is that you can’t win the title yourself on the pitch. “Now we hope that Lucerne wins, that we don’t become sofa champions,” says a YB supporter at the postponed party. The FCL listened to this wish and beat Winterthur 3-1 on Thursday.
Lucerne and Frick want to crash YB’s master party
Lucerne does not want to fulfill any other YB wishes. On Sunday, the second in the table will be in Wankdorf and can ensure that the Bernese have to postpone the championship celebration again. “We are the best away team and our big goal is to be the first team to win in Bern this season,” says FCL coach Mario Frick. “We’re not going there with a white flag. YB can then be champions in St.Gallen the following week. That’s fine with us too.”
Hüppi: “Minimize the fear of your own courage”
Troubled FC St.Gallen is without a win against Lugano for the eighth time in a row. “The situation brings with it many challenges. It’s about finding our way out of this situation as quickly as possible,” says Matthias Hüppi in an interview with blue Sport. Despite the negative headlines, the aspens want to keep a cool head: “We don’t let public opinion influence us. It would be fatal if we let ourselves be guided by the volatility inherent in football.”
Together we have to find the way out of the crisis. “You mustn’t dramatize it and don’t allow any unrest, that’s very important. That’s my job too,” says Hüppi, who misses the old lightness in the team: “We have to be able to minimize the fear of our own courage again. It gives you more self-confidence.”
In addition, the 9 red cards in 30 league games are too much for the FCSG President. “I don’t find a ban funny. However, you have to differentiate, because every red card has its own story.” Nevertheless, one has to deal intensively with the topic: “There is no point in losing energy with things that cannot be changed. That’s my motto. (…) If we lose energy, then we won’t win any matches.”
Penalty discussions at the Hoppers
Despite the victory over the up-and-coming champion, GC coach Giorgio Contini is not completely happy with his team after the final whistle. The reason for this is a dispute between Petar Pusic and Renat Dadashov, who do not agree on who is allowed to take the penalty. “It was a Güggeli fight between Pusic and Dadashov,” said Contini.
Pusic, who has prevailed, by the way, sees things a little differently. “There was a misunderstanding,” the 24-year-old dismisses in an interview with blue Sport. “But we sorted it out right after the goal and hugged.”
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