Can the SFV management handle the problems?: The football house is on fire

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The Christmas season is just around the corner. So sensible days in the football house in Muri near Bern? Not at all. Instead of presents, there is a pile of problems under the Christmas tree at the headquarters of the Swiss Football Association (SFV).

Ten games, ten wins – this was the goal set by captain Granit Xhaka (31) before qualifying. Now what no one thought possible has happened: the national team is still worried about the European Championship ticket with two rounds to go. She still has everything in her own hands, is undefeated and captain of the table. And it would have to be the devil if Switzerland didn’t go to Germany. But the signs after the embarrassing performance in Israel (1:1) are alarming, because the national team has definitely deviated from its course.

“We are going to the European Championships with Yakin.” The statement by SFV chairman Dominique Blanc (73) at the beginning of November after the 1-1 draw against Israel seems outdated. If the national team buys the EM ticket, the contract of Murat Yakin (49) will be automatically extended up to and including the EM. Discussions about a possible extension have been announced for December. Given the decline of the sport, such a situation seems impossible. So go to Germany with Yakin as a “lame duck”? The result would be that the dissonance between coach and team would put the success at the European Championship in doubt for six months – and there would be little euphoria. The third option left is early separation, i.e. liberation from the ‘Yakin trap’.

Four days before the selection announcement on November 10, Ardon Jashari (21) and other young Nati wobblers found out they would likely be called up to the U21s. The FCL captain rejects this. Although Nati director Pierluigi Tami (62) was informed of the 21-year-old’s refusal for a week, he said at the beginning of this week that he did not know the reasons and wanted to find out first. Controlling the store looks different. And so the unpleasant case continues to swirl these days and casts a bad light not only on Jashari, but also on the SFV and Jashari’s employer FC Luzern.

One win out of fourteen games is the poor record this year, and in the Nations League there is a risk of relegation from League A. At the World Cup, the national team reached the round of 16 thanks to winning the group without conceding a goal. but the reality is: the gap The world’s top position is increasing, as evidenced by the three crushing defeats against world champions Spain. Now the financial scandal that came to light in the German media and in which ex-coach Inka Grings (45) was peripherally involved, has been the last straw and brought down Grings. But whoever succeeds the Germans, the sporting problems will remain.

An SFV employee allegedly pinched a player in the buttocks at Auckland airport (Neus) on the way home from the World Cup, which the affected person, who was fired by the SFV without prior notice, vehemently denies. According to research by Blick, there are many inconsistencies. A police document from New Zealand shows that it could not have happened at the security checkpoint where the attack allegedly took place. Why did it take six weeks for the matter to be reported internally? And why was the employee dismissed without notice and less than 24 hours after obtaining his opinion? The SFV did not want to comment on these questions to Blick.

The SFV reported a loss of 2.37 million francs for the 2022 financial year – despite 1.7 million francs in special income thanks to the World Cup in Qatar. The Finance Committee states that cuts will be “absolutely necessary” in the future, otherwise equity will be continuously and rapidly used up in the coming years. A loss of 732,000 francs is estimated for 2023. Participation in the European Championships in Germany is also a financial must. At the 2021 European Championship, UEFA paid out 9.25 million euros per country in participation fees alone. Moreover, every dismissal, like Grings’s, comes with costs.

The mysterious MeToo case revealed by Blick, the drama surrounding Ardon Jashari and the dispute between Murat Yakin and Granit Xhaka – all require leadership. But SFV chairman Dominique Blanc, general secretary Robert Breiter (50) and Nati director Pierluigi Tami do not give the impression that they are in control of the action. Problems are downplayed or pushed to the background. Imagine the fire brigade standing in front of a burning house and just watching!

Source : Blick