Clear language and sweet talk in one with Denis Zakaria: “Israelis ate us”

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No, Denis Zakaria does not mince his words. The words are crisp and concise. If you wanted to be evil, you could say that exactly these attributes (and a few others) were missing from your game. “The Israelis ate us in the second half. “It was just catastrophic and difficult to explain.”

Israel is hyped

Need for explanation. A common element in the statements of the Swiss. And so a very mediocre opponent like Israel, which was wiped out 3-0 at home, becomes a top opponent.

Zakaria: “That was a very strong Israel. We tried to put pressure on them, but it failed. But it is clear: we simply cannot deliver such a second half. We didn’t play our football there.”

Summer: “Israel has made us wild”

Yann Sommer, in turn, does not talk strongly about the opponent, but says that you have to look carefully and analyze how it came to be that the opponent had so much ball possession and opportunities to score. “How is it that Israel has partly driven us wild and partly caused us to lose the organization completely?”

What must we do? Zakaria says you need to increase the last few percent. “We can’t always score goals in the last minutes. This is not normal and difficult to accept.” It is also not possible to win four times and draw four times.

Freuler: “It is now unconsciously in people’s heads”

Remo Freuler also gives this food for thought: “Not consciously, but unconsciously, it is now in our heads. We can no longer deny that.” It is important now to clear your head. And to be on the safe side, going into the final minutes with a two-goal lead. As with Romania, you could say this is a bit heretical. As a reminder, Switzerland conceded two goals in the closing minutes after taking a 2-0 lead. This after a mostly good match. But it was the beginning of the turn for the negative.

Questions before the match in Kosovo

Yet Zakaria believes that this team deserves to go to the European Championship. “We have two more games. We have to win this one. Then this question no longer arises.”

Even a victory over Kosovo is enough to at least secure qualification for the European Championship. However, other questions will certainly arise.

Source : Blick