But no duel with Racioppi for number one at YB?: Von Ballmoos in the most difficult phase of his career

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“No rather not.” David von Ballmoos doesn’t want to talk right now. Well, he’s available to answer questions at SRF. “I have to go there,” says the 28-year-old. Finally he does it. Because it’s from Ballmoos. Because it’s always there. Thomas Müller from YB. Even when it was time to explain the incredible cup-out at third division Saarbrücken, he had to be used again. Müller did, Von Ballmoos was also there. The small difference: YB successfully completed his mandatory task against the third division team. Still lame. But dealt with it. Unlike Bayern.

That’s why Von Ballmoos is not about the club. But about people. Always number one since he took over this position from Yvon Mvogo in the summer of 2017. And it’s also different from July 2018, when Von Ballmoos returned from his first month-long absence due to his first shoulder surgery. He immediately replaced Marco Wölfli. Although he did great and secured YB’s first championship title in 32 years. The same thing happened in February 2022, during Anthony Racioppi’s first YB stint as temporary number one. Von Ballmoos is back. It’s from Ballmoos.

Von Ballmoos is happy with every minute

Now the Emmentaler returns to the target, yes. But only as a cup keeper. Or is it not defined that way? Von Ballmoos weighs the words carefully. “We have to look at that. I’m coming back from a long injury. Step-by-step. I’ll take the minutes I get.”

He takes. And one thing stands out: Von Ballmoos cannot hide the week’s absence. Once or twice, unusually, he loses the ball from his hands. He also makes one or two mistakes with his foot. Things that are completely normal when you only play for the U21s three times in two months. In addition, the only championship defeat in St. Gallen at the end of September and in the cup, first in September at Xamax and now at Rapperswil-Jona.

Duel with Racioppi?

The promise was completely different. Namely that Von Ballmoos will be the one again when he gets back. But Racioppi’s great performances have understandably made this promise from sports director Steve von Bergen redundant. Difficult for Von Ballmoos. Very difficult. And when he makes his first two appearances at the end of September, he says that he has the ambition to become number one again and that there will be a duel for this position. He then assumed that he would have a real chance. But Racioppi remained excellent, apart from the goals conceded against RB Leipzig and at Red Star Belgrade. But apparently these goats were not enough arguments for the YB bosses to think about Von Ballmoos’ return. Bitter for the Emmentaler.

It was great fun to be on the field with the boys again, he summarizes the 2-0 win in Rapperswil. Then a few words about the game and the opponents. He doesn’t really want to say much more. Or at a certain moment in private, when the choice of words can be made without disturbing influences. What nothing can change is that Von Ballmoos is going through the most difficult phase of his career.

Source : Blick