The air is becoming thinner for the national coach: a contract extension with Yakin can no longer be an issue

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The Nati’s downward spiral continues, so an extension with Yakin can no longer be a problem.
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What happens after the embarrassing Swiss performance against Israel: The Nati are again the leaders in the European Championship qualification. She is still undefeated after eight matches and can continue to win the European Championship ticket on her own. Nevertheless, she is in the midst of her biggest sporting crisis in a decade. Because the symptoms of the crisis in the Hungarian no man’s land are becoming more and more intense.

Yakin can no longer reach his team

The crucial question is: will Yakin still be part of the team? Wednesday’s performance can only be interpreted in one direction: no. In the miserable second half she practically begged for the equalizer, which became reality shortly before the end. For the fifth time in the last six games, the national team lost a second half. It was only in the 3-0 win against Andorra that she was better than her opponent in terms of results after the break.

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Even before the joint move, Nati director Pierluigi Tami announced that the qualifying results would be taken into account and that the performance of the entire campaign would be taken into account when assessing the situation. Regardless of the outcome of the matches against Kosovo and Romania, one thing is clear: things cannot continue like this.

Questionable personnel decisions

Although SFV chairman Dominique Blanc publicly supported Murat Yakin a week ago, discussions about the national coach started again after the first of the three final matches. In addition to the poor performance against Israel and another victory that was given away in the final phase, Yakin’s personnel decisions are once again causing criticism.

Why doesn’t he offer more full-backs and stick with a back four despite the obvious lack of alternatives? Now Edimilson Fernandes, the only right back in the team, is also out after the brutal foul in injury time against Kosovo.

Why doesn’t Granit Xhaka play as a six, where his greatest strengths are? The captain, who has excelled in this position for Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen since the start of the season, is now a mere shadow of his former self in the national team. The situation is similar with defense chief Manuel Akanji, a regular at Manchester City. . And it is difficult to understand why Yakin is leaving Xherdan Shaqiri, the best Swiss attacking player in years.

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Worrying condition

Yakin looks composed as he appears before the media after the match. He talks about a good first half, in which he missed a bigger lead at half time. He praises the opponent and says that after the break they no longer had access and did not defend consistently. It sounded the same after the games against Kosovo and Belarus. But he also has no explanation for the drastic drop in performance: “For me it is inexplicable that we were so passive.”

The trip to the Israeli exile in Felcsut showed that the condition of the team is worrying. After another embarrassing performance, extending Yakin’s contract after the European Championship can no longer be a problem. Due to the rapid downward spiral of recent months, action must be taken sooner or later. Because in this situation the national team has no chance of winning a European Championship – if they qualify at all.

After Wednesday’s performance, even the worst case scenario is no longer unthinkable; that the national team also gives away the second match point and that there will be a final for the European Championship ticket in Bucharest on Tuesday. “Fear has no place for me,” says Yakin. The sports crisis has now reached the players’ minds. This makes the situation particularly dangerous.

Qualification Group A
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Spain
Spain
7
17
18
2
Scotland
Scotland
7
9
16
3
Norway
Norway
7
2
10
4
Georgia
Georgia
7
-4
8th
5
Cyprus
Cyprus
8th
-24
0
Qualification group B
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
France
France
6
12
18
2
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
6
3
12
3
Greece
Greece
7
6
12
4
Ireland
Ireland
7
0
6
5
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6
-21
0
Qualification Group C
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
England
England
6
16
16
2
Ukraine
Ukraine
7
3
13
3
Italy
Italy
6
4
10
4
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6
-7
7
5
Malta
Malta
7
-16
0
Qualification Group D
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Turkiye
Turkiye
7
7
16
2
Wales
Wales
6
0
10
3
Croatia
Croatia
6
6
10
4
Armenia
Armenia
6
-1
7
5
Latvia
Latvia
7
-12
3
Qualification Group E
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Albania
Albania
6
8th
13
2
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
6
3
11
3
Poland
Poland
7
0
10
4
Moldavia
Moldavia
6
0
9
5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
7
-11
1
Qualification Group F
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Belgium
Belgium
7
13
17
2
Austria
Austria
8th
8th
17
3
Sweden
Sweden
7
1
7
4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
7
-6
7
5
Estonia
Estonia
7
-16
2
Qualification Group G
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Hungary
Hungary
7
7
15
2
Serbia
Serbia
7
6
13
3
Montenegro
Montenegro
6
-2
8th
4
Lithuania
Lithuania
7
-4
6
5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
7
-7
3
Qualification Group H
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Slovenia
Slovenia
8th
11
19
2
Denmark
Denmark
8th
10
19
3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
8th
3
15
4
Finland
Finland
8th
3
12
5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
8th
-2
6
6
San Marino
San Marino
8th
-25
0
Qualification Group I
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Switzerland
Switzerland
8th
12
16
2
Romania
Romania
8th
9
16
3
Israel
Israel
8th
-1
12
4
Kosovo
Kosovo
8th
1
10
5
Belarus
Belarus
8th
-7
6
6
Andorra
Andorra
8th
-14
2
Qualification group J
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Portugal
Portugal
8th
30
24
2
Slovakia
Slovakia
8th
6
16
3
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8th
-10
11
4
Iceland
Iceland
8th
5
10
5
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8th
-7
9
6
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
8th
-24
0

Source : Blick

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