Coach seems perplexed: FCB from a bird’s eye view

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And as if the 3-0 home defeat against the bottom team in the rankings wasn’t bad enough, Basel’s players also received the maximum punishment after the final whistle. Applause from the Muttenzerkurve. In front of Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy. Something that even Fabian Frei, who has worked at FCB since 2004, has never experienced.

FCB is at its lowest point. And the anger of the Muttenzer curve is directed at the man partly responsible for the disaster: Heiko Vogel. When the stadium announcer announced his name during the team’s lineup, there were already isolated expressions of dismay. When the 47-year-old entered the catacombs at half-time with the score at 0-1, a real whistle rained on the Palatinate player. After the game ends, the atmosphere is like a hurricane. ‘I understand that completely. The whistles are legit, which is what makes football so fascinating. FCB has fantastic fans,” says Vogel afterwards.

No arguments for Vogel

The Palatinate has few explanations for the defeat. But he pulls excuses out of a hat. Tenor: For example, he didn’t have time to prepare the team for the match against SLO. After all, FCB only released Timo Schultz on Friday. After eleven league games and three months in office. The Muttenzerkurve responded to this decision with a banner: “If you had been patient, you would have thought about it for a long time!”

It’s possible that Heiko Vogel will be gone soon too. In any case, the team leader, who no longer wanted to be a coach but is now one again, has not gathered any arguments. The appearance against Ouchy becomes an oath of revelation. Everything is missing, especially the fight, the will, the mentality. Vogel, usually a bundle of energy on the sidelines, fails to convey emotions. After Jovanovic’s first chance, he stands up for the first time, cheers, applauds shortly afterwards after a good pass from Renato Veiga, gives instructions and orders the press.

When SLO striker Albian Ajdini scores out of nowhere to give the promoted team the lead after Veiga loses the ball, Vogel appears shocked. He shakes his head slightly, chews his gum and seems perplexed. Just as perplexed as after the restart. First he argues with the linesman, then he has to watch idly as Ajdini misses the second goal after a catastrophically bad pass from Demir. Bird quickly takes a sip from his water bottle and a moment later the time has come. Substitute Elies Mahmoud beat Marwin Hitz after a misunderstanding between Fabian Frei and Arnau Comas, Vogel just shook his head after the goal and didn’t even have the energy to argue with the referee. Last season it was still his star discipline.

Now Master YB is waiting

Instead, assistant coach Davide Callà sees a yellow card for complaining about the time play of the team from Lausanne. Vogel has now changed his position and positioned himself alongside his alternate captain Fabian Frei. After the match, the Palatinate player consulted intensively with the second veteran in the FCB squad, Taulant Xhaka.

Vogel does not provide any information about the content of this conversation, but Xhaka’s gestures and facial expressions reveal a lot. He and Frei, the few remaining identifying figures in the FCB squad, were the only ones who stayed longer in front of the Muttenzer curve after the final whistle and listened to the fans’ displeasure. “I never thought I would experience such a moment in my playing career. “The kettle was bubbling quite a bit,” says Captain Frei afterwards. Everyone in the team is currently busy with themselves, says the Thurgau resident. There must be a response now.

It just sucks that YB is waiting next Sunday. Away. On artificial grass. If you take the performance against Ouchy as a benchmark, every FCB fan will be afraid.

Source : Blick