Does Mourinho mean it?: These are the hot questions about the Super League restart

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How does YB deal with the self-made problems?

YB won’t be an armchair champion. And not as a sanatorium for feel-good people. There must be points of attraction in the emotional world of football. In some cases, the Bernese have determined this themselves, such as the appointment of David von Ballmoos as the new number one and the demotion of Anthony Racioppi, which did not go down well with the fans. Or the eternal wait for the extension of the contract of the successful coach Raphael Wicky. Or then disruptive actions are unintentional and come as a surprise, like the complaining Nsame and Amenda. Officially, YB is furious. Unofficially quite happy that I don’t have to take any action myself. A deadly mix for the competition.

They want to “take care of the resources, take care of nature, the environment and the climate,” the Espen write on their homepage. A first step would be to avoid all outings. Because in other stadiums there is usually nothing to do. The FCSG achieved only one victory in the preliminary round. On the Pontaise against bottom team SLO. Next Saturday, Zeidler’s team will have to return to French-speaking Switzerland. To the big brother Lausanne-Sport. Will Grün-Weiss do something about climate change and voluntarily forego the trip?

Just ‘ordinary’ sports director by the grace of Canepa? No! When the great consultant Milos Malenovic joined FCZ this autumn, it was clear: there was more to it! The rumor quickly spread that Malenovic would take over the entire club from Ancillo and Heliane Canepa in the medium term. They have been looking for follow-up solutions for a long time. Malenovic has the network for the necessary change. And the Canepas are Malenovic fans, as the hastily pursued FCZ conversion in recent months proves. Both parties still deny Malenovic’s total takeover, but what does that mean today?

The answer comes from none other than José Mourinho and is: Yes! The Portuguese eccentric, currently coach of AS Roma, praised Geneva for the clover after the 1-1 draw in the autumn. Servette has everything it takes to win the Conference League and be the first Swiss team to win a European Cup. If we remember that FC Basel narrowly missed the final last season: why not, Servette?

The cup has caused a huge wave of euphoria in Ticino over the past two years. Lugano reached the final twice in a row and each time around 10,000 fans traveled to Bern. It was once a triumph – almost thirty years after the last time. Now Mattia Croci-Torti and Co. are falling. on again. The quarter-final against Basel is on February 28. A victory in the Coppa Svizzera would also mean qualification for international business. In the league, this undertaking becomes much more difficult after a mixed first half of the season.

Shareholder Bernhard Alpstaeg (78) and the FCL board have been involved in an ugly dispute for a year and a half. It concerns share ownership, problems with the construction of stadiums, etc. The problems no longer leave those involved untouched. All you have to do is look at their faces. Several criminal proceedings have been opened. Both parties now expect something to happen in the first quarter. Whoever wins in court, it would be the beginning of a new era if the decision is not brought forward.

With Granit Lekaj, the FCW won four of the five matches, without their captain they always went to the extreme, with one exception. Now the 33-year-old is fit again after his medial ligament injury and will be able to stabilize the porous defense thanks to his experience. No team conceded more goals than coach Patrick Frame’s team. Are the opponents now increasingly biting into the granite again? If so, the veteran’s contract, which expires in June, should be extended for another season.

The end of the Chinese era (since spring 2020) is imminent. There are increasing signs that the Hoppers will be transferred from one international football network to another: that of Los Angeles FC. FC Bayern Munich – also known as the German FC Hollywood – is also said to be indirectly involved in the deal. WG under the wings of the ‘real’ Hollywood and Bavaria: not a bad condition for the Hoppers, who have declined in terms of public interest, to get back into the spotlight. The only thing missing to build on the golden 90s is sporting success…

At the latest after the surprising and absurd dismissal of promotion coach Marco Schällibaum, the question arises: will the new American owners in Yverdon simply put their staff on display, regardless of whether they are better than the existing players? This was of course evident from the effort of goalkeeper Sebastian Breza, who cost Yverdon several points in the preliminary round. And now the president’s son, Balthazar Saunders, is also training with the newly promoted team, even though the 21-year-old has less than a minute of professional experience to show for it…

Because the Swede Jamie Roche played strongly in central midfield, captain and integration figure Olivier Custodio had to move to right back. Everything but his ideal position. Will Ludovic Magnin remain in favor of the ceasefire? Will Custodio return to downtown? Or will the captain of the promoted team be on the bench in the future?

Captain Fabian Frei’s contract expires next summer. Although the FCB record player (517 league games) is also part of the permanent staff under Fabio Celestini, his performance has stagnated recently. Moreover, Frei, like Xhaka, is one of the top earners. His contract runs until 2027, but homegrown Renato Veiga (20) and Leon Avdullahu (19) are currently two young players in defensive midfield. Moreover, those responsible for FCB are anything but happy with Xhaka’s regular broadcast.

There are plans in Lausanne to demolish the Pontaise Stadium, which opened in 1954, and build a new athletics arena for the “Athletissima” on the lake shore. The district club Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy, which plays its matches in the Pontaise, would suffer more. “We are not appreciated,” complains Vice President Serge Duperret – and predicts: “If that happens, we will be homeless!” No stadium, no spectators, bottom of the table – SLO would not be missed by anyone in the Super League…

Source : Blick