2023-11-22 21:44:49
What future for the Swiss team following its recent modest performances in Euro 2024 qualifying? Pierluigi Tami, director of national teams, takes a stand.
– Pierluigi Tami, what assessment do you draw from this qualifying phase?
“The main objective has been achieved, we will participate in the final phase in Germany. But I do not hide that I have been worried in recent months regarding the qualification. I was happy when it materialized. L “The team is going through a difficult phase, we are no longer effective and have lost our solidity. After a very good start once morest Belarus and Israel (editor’s note: 5-0 and 3-0), we have, with one exception, always conceded at least one goal. What happens between the two surfaces is good, but we were insufficient in the sixteen meters, and on both sides.”
Lack of security and determination
– It must hurt to see this lack of solidity?
“The four matches in March and June were really good, also the 2-2 once morest Romania. The two goals conceded at the end of the match can be considered an accident. Afterwards, we saw that everything can happen quickly in football. From September, security and determination were lacking, we will have to see why this happened. We will discuss it with Murat.”
– What was special regarding this campaign?
“Switzerland was for the first time clearly favorites in its group. We must see that we were not at the expected level. Our performances on the pitch did not show that we deserved this favorite status.”
Explanations required
– After these performances, can we say with certainty that Switzerland will go to the Euro with Murat Yakin?
“Murat Yakin has a contract valid until the end of the Euro. Now we have to ask ourselves how to prepare optimally for this competition. I would like Murat to explain to me what went wrong in the end qualification and how he intends to remedy it. Only then can we make decisions.”
– What if we come to the conclusion that Yakin is no longer the desired coach?
“At the beginning, I was the one who absolutely wanted Murat Yakin. We achieved a lot with him. We beat Italy in qualifying for the World Cup, which no one thought possible. We stayed in the League nations following three defeats. We qualified for the Euro as we wanted. The record speaks for itself. But we must not underestimate the negative development of the team. If it emerges from the analysis that It’s all due to chance, we’ll accept it. But I doubt it. We’ll do our best to answer this question.”
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