Will Von Ballmoos soon become number 1 again?: Wicky is counting on Racioppi

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So there he was again. Like a wall. Let the shots from Ajdini, Mahmoud and the like bounce off him like drops of water on Teflon. Not spectacular. Without a lot of bling bling. David von Ballmoos (28) shortened the corner and simply stood there. That and aluminum luck were enough to keep the score at zero. YB gets the three points budgeted against newly promoted Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy, despite a completely mixed performance, both offensively and defensively. And remains undefeated at home for the 30th time in a row.

The change in the goalkeeper’s position made sense after Anthony Racioppi’s three big goals in a row. Anything else would have been an incomprehensible insult to the five-time champion Von Ballmoos, the club icon. And a jettisoning of the performance culture that is so highly valued at YB.

“Antho has made wrong decisions”

Coach Raphael Wicky also explicitly referred to this when asked about the reasons for the change. «Antho has played a lot in the last twelve months and had many fantastic games, but in recent weeks he made some wrong decisions that led to dangerous situations and goals. That and a few other things made me decide to change goalkeeper. I thought this match was a good time to do that.”

And then Wicky beams when he is asked the next question, about Von Ballmoos’ excellent performance. “It was very, very good! Yes, excellent. But that wasn’t surprising at all. We all know that Dävu is a top goalkeeper. Goalkeeper of the Swiss national team.”

Putting Racioppi back in goal – is that possible?

Such a performance makes it virtually impossible to put Racioppi between the posts again on Saturday against St. Gallen. Wicky logically knows that too, but he still says: “Let’s first see how Dävu processes these ninety minutes. He hadn’t played in a long time. There is little time to relax until Saturday. And then we will look further.”

And now, is Von Ballmoos number one again? Wicky: «We are going to analyze and discuss it. Dävu did very well. We also left Antho alone because we live in a performance society.”

These are not easy times, says Von Ballmoos

Von Ballmoos himself, who has put in a lot of effort in recent months and – of course with clenched teeth – turned a good face into a bad game, was finally able to shine again after his second championship appearance this season after the 1:2 in St. Gallen. “It makes me incredibly proud that I can stand in front of my own fans again,” he told Blue Sport.

It was not an easy time for him, he added to SRF. Von Ballmoos, however, won’t say much about Racioppi’s betrayal that put him back in goal – who can blame him? “We try to push ourselves in training. I try to help him with my experience. But I also had one or two mistakes. That’s part of it. It’s about what you think about it and how you respond to it.”

And St. Gallen? “No idea. My focus was clearly on the match against Stade Lausanne. Job done. Now let’s look further.”

What happens to Racioppi in winter?

Von Ballmoos will probably also play on Saturday. And also in Leipzig. And probably in a week also on Saturday in Stade Lausanne Ouchy. Only then does it really get exciting. But what happens next has already been determined. Von Ballmoos remains number one. Racioppi? That will be very difficult for YB. The Genevan is not one to grumble. An absolute team player. So he would be a perfect number two. But this destroys the transfer capital. So sell immediately? It remains exciting in the “Goalies” file at YB.

Source : Blick