On the crisis in Basel: what FCB can learn from its fired coach

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There are football clubs that claim to be more than just a club. Mostly it’s nonsense. Especially in Basel. Nowhere in Switzerland does what happens on the green lawn have such a direct impact on the mental lives of city residents as on the Rhine Bend.

And it is not expected that the team from Basel will soon turn away from their FCB in large numbers – on Sunday two special fan trains will travel to the now unequal match with Ligakrösus YB. Although everyone has known for a long time that the days when the master buckets were presented in rows at the Barfi will not return any time soon.

But the frustration runs deep. And it’s not about the lack of success. It’s about more. As a coach, Timo Schultz was probably not the answer to the sporting questions. But the East Frisian showed in his short time in northwestern Switzerland that he understood one thing: it’s about feelings. The people of Basel want to love their FCB. And since love has nothing to do with big words and nothing to do with a transfer surplus, but everything to do with small actions and even more with the feeling of being understood, Schultz had it after just a few weeks.

If you want to leave the city and region behind you again, FCB president David Degen and his team have to go there too. In the coming weeks the FCB will travel through the villages; test matches against regional clubs are intended to strengthen contact with the supporters. That is a good idea. It could have come from someone like Schultz.

Source : Blick