Nati coach Murat Yakin full of confidence for Romania goal: ‘Of course we are the favourites’

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Blick: Question from Romania: How do you see Monday’s game?
Murat Jakin: Of course we are the favourites. We want to be dominant and play our football.

Second question from Romania: What are you worried about?
We started the campaign well and dominated every game. We want to build on that. We also play at home.

Is there a chance of underestimation?
You always have to be careful. Even the best teams in the world have to keep their focus against small ones. We did that in the first three games.

What do you change compared to the Andorra game?
It is clear that Yann Sommer will play.

What factors could lead to further changes in the starting eleven? freshness? Poor performance in Andorra?
If things go well, you don’t need to change much. One or two players have mild muscle problems. But actually everyone is fit. Let’s wait for the last 24 hours.

There are more comfortable situations for a coach than replacing a Xherdan Shaqiri. You saw that at the World Cup. What are your strategies for talking?
You know Xherdan: sometimes you have to slow him down. The idea is that he will start against Romania. And if he does his job like in Andorra with the assist, then I want to give other players longer playing opportunities. But everything is discussed with Shaq.

The trident of Zakaria, Freuler and Xhaka seems to be in midfield. Sow still doesn’t get a chance?
With the possible exception of the left-back, we have competition everywhere. Djibril was injured twice in March. Denis was doing great then. He is very comfortable as the only six. Granite can also play a bit more offensively. And Remo likes to run, score goals and work well defensively. This combination works very well. You don’t have to change that much.

(Recorded from the closing media conference on Sunday)

Source : Blick