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Ex-GC coach Rolf Fringer criticized GC’s behavior in the Blue Studio before the decisive 0-2 defeat against FCZ joker Antonio Marchesano. Seko would have had enough time to calmly receive the ball, Fringer said. “Someone has to shout: ‘Seko, you’re alone!’.”
You immediately wonder: In what language? In addition to Seko, the classification defense consists of Tobers, a Latvian, Abels, a Dutchman and Paskotsi, who recently came in for the Frenchman Matam, an Estonian. The only one on the defensive: “You’re alone!” could have called in German would have been goalkeeper Justin Hammel, born in Basel. But Seko wouldn’t have understood him at all, because he’s Japanese.
Abrashi reveals: “We speak English to each other”
Final ranking in the 2023/24 season? This is multicultural. The players come from all over the world. Mabil is a dual citizen of South Sudanese-Australia, Corbeanu is a Canadian international and Babunski is a North Macedonian international, to name three others. There are a total of 15 different nationalities in the cabin. Certain coordination problems should come as no surprise.
How does the ragtag group communicate? “We speak English among ourselves. Seko now also speaks and understands English. He would have understood, but unfortunately no one called,” says Amir Abrashi.
The classification captain does not believe that the different nationalities are the reason for the weak start to the season (5 points from 8 games). On the contrary, the squad was only assembled towards the end of the transfer window. “We have only been training with a full staff for about two weeks, so it is clear that the automatics are not really working yet.”
‘Defeat against FCZ still hurts’
To grow together faster, Abrashi organizes a team meal and sends out video clips of previous matches against FCZ before the derby to show the newcomers the great importance of this match. It didn’t score any points. But despite the defeat, the football mercenaries’ performance against FCZ was much better than days before in the 0-0 draw against St. Gallen. Abrashi: “The defeat against FCZ is very bitter, it still hurts. Considering the chances we had, we deserved at least one point.”
The 33-year-old midfielder knows that after four defeats and one draw from the last five games, he now needs a sense of success quickly. What would bring more confidence on Saturday than three points against champions YB? Abrashi will fire up his teammates before the match. He cannot intervene on the field because he has to serve a yellow card suspension.
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 FC Zurich
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8th
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9
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16
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2
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 FC Lucerne
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8th
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4
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15
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3
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 FC St. Gallen
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8th
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3
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15
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|
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4
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 BSC Young Boys
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7
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7
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14
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5
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 FC Lugano
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7
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3
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12
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6
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 FC Winterthur
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8th
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0
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12
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7
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 Yverdon Sports FC
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8th
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-2
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12
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8th
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 Napkin FC
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8th
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-4
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7
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9
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 FC Basel
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7
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-2
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5
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10
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 Grasshopper Club Zurich
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8th
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-5
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5
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11
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 FC Lausanne Sport
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8th
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-6
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5
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12
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 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
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7
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-7
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5
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
