supposed to be for a long time everything is different. At last, however, it was back to the way it has often been. the Zdravko Kuzmanovic was injured in the preparation. This time at the back of the knee. It was only a harmless injury. However helpful this is, when it comes to eliminate doubt. Doubt that the midfielder for the FC Basel but a win can be, instead of what he was almost always, since he came back, 2015, from Inter-Milan: a burden.

The story of Zdravko Kuzmanovic and FC Basel is a difficult. It begins in the teenage years. From the young to the Young Boys, he joined the FCB. He has his first half of the season in the starting lineup of the pros behind, as he is refusing a contract extension, and in January 2007, the first lure from abroad succumbs. He wants the age of 19 to Palermo. That is, until his bags are Packed. Then he switches to the consultant. And from Palermo to Fiorentina.

The Tuscans numbers properly. Around three million euros flow from the Arno river to the Rhine. However, the events cast a wry light on the emerging footballer . He decides a little later to play for Serbia instead of as in the U-21 for Switzerland, does not help his Reputation, at least in this country.

hopes As YB, counters the FCB with Kuzmanovic

Kuzmanovic plays for two and a half years, Florence, three and a half for Stuttgart, and two and a half for Inter. Then Basel, Marco Streller is back at FC as a striker, and identification figure, gets a whiff of a YB a Chance, and blows for the attack. The psychologically best of the Basel funds in order to plug the Bernese, the fanfares, is Kuzmanovic. He gets a 5-year contract.

But the supposed Transfer Coup turned out to be a misunderstanding. Kuzmanovic, in the Bernese Oberland, grew up to be the new Basel guide players. The FCB managers that proclaim this loudly are not. But Kuzmanovic is. He is not tired to emphasize, the FCB is a matter of the heart. He says that he wants to lead the team to further titles, and underpins its claim to be a Special: in addition to the place, he is a lot of speakers. On the court he shows up with black shoes that are so “Old School” that you seem to already extravagant.

He calls for every Ball. Conducted. Comments. Criticized. In a Training, he kanzelt a young player who is on intimate terms with him, “for you, Mr. Kuzmanovic”. And as a coach Urs Fischer reminds him that a defensive midfielder needs to defend, he gives to understand that he was only for the Draw of the game with the Ball is responsible.

After half a year, he snubbed all

So turns out to be the beginning of an Odyssey, what had understood Kuzmanovic as the beginning of a new Era. He suffers an early injury, shows no patience, and in January 2016, he travels to the training camp in Marbella, on loan to Udinese to join. After only half a year.

Kuzmanovic pushes all in front of the head. It will be so fast Back, no, is clear. And that he reduced from the distance, everything is a Problem between him and Urs Fischer, also helps. In the result, it goes for two summers only about Kuzmanovics salary savings. Both times the FC Málaga as Leihlösung.

In all the time he comes in for the Spaniard to only twelve inserts. Twice the Achilles tear tendon. In the first year to the right, completely. In the second year, on the left, half. There are three lost years. Or two lost years, if you listen to Kuzmanovic, refers only to the injuries. “This was a very difficult time,” he says. But he finds that he had learned something: “I am calmer, more patient.”

Whether or not the future is, therefore, better? At least there is evidence. In the fourth Basler year of the contract arrived, wanted to Kuzmanovic in the last summer, when FCB a new start. Patiently, he had struck on his own way: quotes of the leadership, his resolve, with an annual salary of nearly 1.5 million Swiss francs doped to the contract, he, because he wanted to waive a cent. Apart from that, he behaved in such a way that no reason for termination could be found. And, although he never played – up to the December came and the staffing of the FC Basel was so great that it Koller einwechselte twice.

Koller lets him play twice and says: “Hot Kicker”

Once he came, very briefly, at home against FC Zurich. Once half an hour before closing, in Sion, where Kuzmanovic indicated for the first time in its second Basler Phase, why the former club’s leadership under President Bernhard Heusler, and sporting Director Georg Heitz at all the idea had come to bring him back: Always playable, he showed well under pressure, good passes – and it helped that the FCB with two Victories, went into the winter break.

The FC Basel has not lost Faith on Kuzmanovic.

“He is a great Kicker,” said coach Marcel Koller after that. What that means, except that Kuzmanovic can handle the Ball, still better than most of the professionals in the Super League, remains open. Because what he voraushat most of the League players in technology, lacks Fitness, although he was, in this respect, in January, as far as you not in a long time.

That he can help the FCB in the final phase of a game, he has shown. A role that goes beyond those of the princely-paid relief player, seems to be less realistic, however. However, if both parties can handle that, would be Kuzmanovic at least not a burden – and could be, perhaps, but for the enrichment.

The FC Basel on Sunday to host the Grasshoppers. The game allows you to track-in from 16.00 clock in the live Ticker.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 03.02.2019, 14:24 PM

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