Things have gone downhill since his departure: without Sutter, nothing goes right at FCSG

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It was mid-January, two weeks after his deportation, when Alain Sutter posted a photo on Instagram. You see a shirt of the Albanian national team, Betim Fazliji’s number 5, together with a handwritten sentence that says a lot about how close the relationship was between player and sports director. “Thank you for everything!! To the most important person in my career,” Fazliji wrote.

And he is not the only one with this opinion. Sutter, who was close to the team, attended almost every training session and was also interested in the players off the field, was one of the few people who wondered during the Corona pandemic whether it was really right to let the football players onto the field to send. universally respected. It goes without saying that the expulsion of the team leader came as a shock to many players.

Framework is like a hospital

The fans can only partially understand the decision. «Always calm and soberly analyzed, he succeeded as a sports director. Thank you Alain,” reads a banner in the aspen block. Boss Matthias Hüppi cites “different views on further development in the field of sports” as the reason for Sutter’s expulsion.

It’s just a shame that nothing has gone right at FCSG since Sutter left. Despite being in second place under the sacked sports director, they lost four of their last five games. While the team under Sutter was almost too big and had a double staff at every position, there are now huge holes. With midfielder Jordi Quintillà and captain Lukas Görtler, two key players are missing due to injury, plus the absence of Fazliji, Van der Venne, Von Moos and Geubbels.

While Sutter always knew how to pull an ace up his sleeve and could anticipate departures and failures, the first transfer under his successor Roger Stilz only took place on Tuesday evening. Storm talent Jovan Milosvevic (18) comes from VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season. But reinforcements are also needed in the center. The residents of St. Gallen have until Thursday. Then the window closes.

Now comes the feared opponent Winterthur

Two days later, St. Gallen welcomed their feared opponent, Winterthur, and the FCSG managed to win only two of the seven games. What gives the Espen hope is the return of defensive tower Abdoulaye Diaby and midfielder Christian Witzig. The latter recently extended his contract until June 2027.

It is one of the few success reports from St. Gallen since Sutter’s departure.

Source : Blick