Denmark’s coach Age Hareide is a friendly person. Long as he gives the journalists in the stadium information. The Pitch suddenly changes, as a Danish Media artist comes to the success of the Danes. The guest of the Swiss in Basel is now unbeaten in 17 competitive games. The successes have come primarily against supposedly weaker opponents, the Journalist Hareide. “After all, both world Cup were the finalists among the enemies”, the Danish Coach harsh.
A high level Hareide attested to the Swiss. “We are playing against the best team in our group, which is in the Final Four of the Nations League. This shows the quality of Switzerland and it is also the number 8 in the world.” The respect is mutual.
a Lot of movement and the system question
Vladimir Petkovic, Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji give it a few minutes earlier, information about the duel with the Danes. The Swiss speak of Denmark as the toughest adversary to square 1 in the group. “We will be a lot of need to be in motion,” says Petkovic, “if we want to crack, very well-organised Danes.” Something that was not in Tbilisi in the first half. It was only when Petkovic changed after the break on a three-chain that won the game for the Swiss in depth, has a vertical and faster. If he is let back on Tuesday with the achievement System play, open to let the national coach.
“I wait for the last Training and then decide”, says Petkovic. “Now, however, with four defensive or three defense is not so important. Also not, whether one is playing further back, further forward, or outer, if we stick to our principles.” Also for the players sitting next to Petkovic on the Podium, it makes no big difference.
Akanji and Xhaka speak of Details
Manuel Akanji noted that “I have a little more time, if we are in the back three interior defenders. Sometimes we can play a little higher. Finally, however, it is still soccer and you have to try to win the duels against his opponents.” And Granit Xhaka says to the system question: “For me, it is so that we can go in the midfield higher and higher presses, because we know that we have three more behind us. Not much else will change.”
What has changed in the last Saturday: The prelude to victory in the European championship qualifiers in Georgia took the Swiss a bit of pressure. With another victory at home against Denmark, a major step in a next successful campaign would be made. The prospects of a home win are also not bad: Since the 0:2 defeat at Petkovic’s Premiere in September 2014 in Basel – has to play the team in front of a private audience of twelve compulsory eleven won, and has only once played in a draw. The Goal Difference: 41:6(!). In nine of the twelve games the team was left without a counter hit. (ete)
Created: 25.03.2019, 22:08 PM
