Captain Xhaka on the draw for Kosovo: “Funny week, strange match”

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Remo Freuler is one of the few winners of the national team in Pristina. The loanee from Bologna scores two goals and gives the national team hope of three points despite an uninspired performance. After the final whistle he was at a loss for words. ‘I have no explanation. We should have just held the ball for the last few seconds, but instead we counter-attacked and scored the equalizer,” he said into the SRF microphone.

In any case, he is anything but satisfied with the performance of the national team: “There was a lack of intensity and speed. In your head you have to win these kinds of matches.” After all, after scoring seven and eight international goals, the midfielder is closing in on his stated target of ten goals in the national team kit. Freuler said: “At the moment I am lucky that the ball often falls in the right place. But it would be even better if we won.”

Fabian Schär also had difficulty finding the right words after the 2-2 draw. “This is the second time in a row that we have conceded a late goal. That just wasn’t good enough. It can’t happen.” Clear words from the Newcastle defender, who continues: “We did not play to our performance limit today.”

Captain Xhaka: “It was a strange week”

Captain Granit Xhaka is making people sit up with his post-match comments. “It was a very strange match. Few duels, little speed. It didn’t feel like a qualifying match.” Anyway, the whole last week of training was “weird” – there was a lack of speed and sharpness.

Coach Murat Yakin said about the missed three points: “Kosovo demanded everything from us. After the lead we were too reserved.” Ultimately, the necessary clarity was lacking. “We have to take care of ourselves. We lacked cleverness.”

Yakin is also anything but satisfied with the pomade appearance itself. “We certainly did not like the condition of the lawn. We couldn’t exert enough pressure offensively and lost the ball far too quickly,” the Nati coach told SRF.

The national team has the opportunity to make amends on Tuesday. Then Switzerland welcomes football dwarf Andorra to Valais. (are)

Source : Blick