Only a few know how that feels: taunted by his own Fans and will be booed by the media for launch of. the Haris Seferovic know the feeling. That’s why he understands exactly what Granit Xhaka currently going through, the Boo on Sunday when his Club Arsenal from the field.
Seferovic was once from the own audience booed in their own country. It was Switzerland, as at 12. November 2017 against Northern Ireland, with the narrow 1-0 lead from the Barrage in the first leg in the return game over the time had to bring. The event changed him profoundly. “The whistles have something in me triggered, I had to process it,” said Seferovic. “I said to myself that I never give up and have continued to work. What is important is the trust of the Coach and his verdict was,” recalls Seferovic.
Video: Swiss Fans whistling Seferovic from Bitter finish for the striker. Video: SRF
To Xhakas reaction in the direction of the whistling Fans don’t want to speak Seferovic: “Because I know the history”. He read hardly any Newspapers or media reports, but he says nevertheless. “When you get stamped over a longer period of time is always the scapegoat, it would vertätschen probably every man at some point, right? And we are people, too.”
Seferovic comes back strong
Nevertheless, he has resigned, and that he can be> as a footballer </strong self to the target, if he must be no lack of effort to blame. Against Northern Ireland he had spent on the deep floor completely – but has become the target of your own audience. "What should we do, if there are other pipes? It is what it is. We must be able to withstand, unfortunately is the Job. I don't listen to the opinions of others."
Video: Xhaka is booed The Arsenal Fans Xhaka adopt hateful. Video: Twitter
Seferovic has helped this setting. He has left those difficult Phase of the year is 2017 and with 18 goals behind Xherdan Shaqiri (22 goals) was the second best scorer for Switzerland. In September, he was chosen by the audience, even the “player of the year”. Today, he can say that it made the whistle in Basel’s St. Jakob-Park “stronger”.
Not the only reason why the 27-Year-old is not Worried by Granit Xhaka. Seferovic: “granite of the mentally strongest players I know. The main thing is that the Trainer is pleased with him.” And here, you can see that he was at Arsenal under Arsène Wenger, as well as under Unai Emery is always a regular player. It can’t be just a coincidence.
Xhaka is not an isolated case
Xhaka and Seferovic are only the latest examples of Swiss national players had to get at the Fans below. Already Marco Streller and Alex suffered Free under so-called “Fans”. 30. In may 2008, the spectators booed in St. Gallen Streller against Liechtenstein. Out of frustration, the striker announced his resignation, which he refused, but temporarily again.
Even with Alex Free there were whistles and catcalls, which prompted the Swiss all-time top scorer (84 caps/42 goals) in October 2010, after winning a qualification game against Wales to resign. In April 2011, the two most deserving of the national players came back together.
Created: 30.10.2019, 06:43 PM
