Nati star Shaqiri also wants to take power against Romania: ‘That’s a stupid question now’

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He may not have been as involved in the Swiss game as he was in many other games. But Xherdan Shaqiri made a decisive contribution to the Swiss mini victory in Andorra. With his beautiful cross, with which Zeki Amdouni brought in the 2-0. The goal that turned out to be the winning goal after the Andorran goal. Who would have thought that after the totally dominant Swiss initial phase in the small principality?

Shaq sees the team well on its way to the European Championship

“The smaller teams have gotten much better. Andorra has never lost by many goals lately. Many of them play in Spain’s second division. But the bottom line is: we’ve done our homework and are well on our way to the EM.” That is the summary of the MLS star.

He himself is in very good shape, he emphasizes: “I feel good, I have a lot of competitions in my legs.” After an hour he leaves his chair. Just like Amdouni and Vargas. All three strikers. He qualified the question of whether there was enough air for ninety minutes against Romania as “stupid”. He could also have covered the full distance in Andorra. “But we have to think about Romania.” He is not worried that the game will start on Monday. “I have played many matches in England in a short time. Also in the US. I walk well.”

Shaqiri has played in 7 of his last 8 MLS matches

A bit of statistics: Shaq’s assist at 2-0 was his 32nd most recent pass in 113 games. He has 27 goals to his credit. With the Chicago Fire, he scored for the first time this season in the final game before the national team’s contraction, in his 13th game personally. He has played eight games since May 7. Seven of them over the full distance. That in 90 minutes and “stupid” question. In the MLS, there’s no doubt he’s got the air to do that. But the pace is certainly faster in a European Championship qualifier against the best competitor.

Lucerne is a national fortress

Shaq continues: “I am definitely looking forward to Lucerne and a sold-out stadium. The fans will definitely push us. And we have good memories of that. The balance in central Switzerland is certainly great: 20 matches have been played in Lucerne since 1971 The national team has won 15 times, drawn three times and lost twice. The last game was the amazing 4:0 against Bulgaria, which bought us the ticket to the World Cup in Qatar. In 2018, the Nati played their best game of in recent years in a 5-2 win against Belgium, which amounted to participation in the Nations League Final Four tournament.

Xhaka: ‘This should not happen to us’

One thing is clear: a win against Romania and Switzerland are five points ahead of their closest pursuer. Would that thing have been eaten? Captain Granit Xhaka pulls a serious face and says: “With all due respect to the others, it really shouldn’t happen to us that we don’t take one of the first two places and don’t qualify directly.” That’s how we see it.

Source : Blick