League of Nations: Murat Yakin imposed his paw – rts.ch

This “revolution” is embodied by Breel Embolo. Now the workforce’s important centre-forward, the Basel participant is sounding the cost along with his virtually phenomenal energy. To completely exploit it, Murat Yakin asks his gamers to elongate the sport rather more.”I do know Breel very nicely. He began with me in Basel. I admit that seeing him in the present day as an actual No. 9 surprises me considerably. He had began in 8, then in 10. He additionally performed on the perimeters. However the debate is over. Breel is our centre-forward.“

A brand new position for Seferovic

The Lucerne is the large loser of this September rally when he was the match-winner in opposition to Portugal in Geneva on June 12 along with his headed purpose from the beginning. Additional proof that something can go in a short time in soccer…

Murat Yakin believes in the present day that the Lucerne, in want of enjoying time with Galatasaray, not has the trunk to interpret as he sees match this position of superior striker. His register shouldn’t be the identical as that of Embolo. However so as to not lose him earlier than the World Cup, the coach will quickly go to Istanbul to clarify to him what he now expects of him: a type of “super-sub”.

Two doubts nonetheless to be lifted

Between now and November 24 and the match in opposition to Cameroon, which Switzerland must win to have an opportunity of overtaking Serbia in a duel that guarantees to be ruthless for second place within the group behind the untouchable Brazil, Yakin will nonetheless should take away two doubts. Noah Okafor, absent in opposition to Spain and the Czech Republic, is he nonetheless one step forward of Ruben Vargas who changed him very nicely each in Zaragoza and Saint-Gall? And might he fairly deprive himself on the kickoff of Denis Zakaria if the Genevan asserts himself within the coming weeks at Chelsea?

In any other case, all the things goes nicely for this Swiss workforce which has been fortunate sufficient to have the ability to depend on distinctive goalkeepers in its final three matches. In Geneva, Jonas Omlin had disgusted the Portuguese attackers. In Zaragoza and Saint-Gall, Yann Sommer regained management to signal two distinctive performances. In Spain, he managed a stupendous save in added time on a strike from Soler. In St. Gallen, he diverted a penalty from Tomas Soucek which had nonetheless been nicely hit. “An amazing workforce wants an excellent goalkeeper“, smiles Yakin.

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