FCB has the youngest team in the league: Young Boys Basel pays their dues

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In mid-March 1898, some high school students in Bern founded FC Young Boys. Based on the Basel Old Boys, who were known far beyond the borders of the canton at the time and whose colors the Bernese adopted.

126 years later, the Old Boys are playing in the second inter-regional competition. And the big FCB could be renamed Young Boys Basel. Because no other Super League club has sent a younger starting XI onto the field this season. The team that won 3-1 against Winterthur at the end of January is 22.9 years old. With Marwin Hitz (36) and Benjamin Kololli (31), there are only two players on the field that day who push the age up. In general, when in doubt, Celestini relies on youth rather than routine.

Experienced people have a hard time

Michael Lang (32) can tell you a few things about it; the Thurgauer completed only two missions under Romand. Taulant There are a total of 20 (!) players in the FCB squad who are no older than 22 years old, and Marvin Akahomen, a 16-year-old, was even used under Celestini.

That the chicks pay training fees and have fluctuations in their performance. It is clear that her appointment always comes with risk. He still leaves no doubt that for Celestini there are no young and old players, but only good and not so good players. When asked what he expected from the key players around Xhaka and Frei, the coach replied upon his appointment: “They are legends of FC Basel! But I was once an older player myself and learned: how much you play is not the most important thing. Most importantly, being a leader and being a regular player are two different roles. I can always be a leader, even if I’m not always on the field. I expect that. As a coach I have to find the best eleven for every match, regardless of someone’s past.” And regardless of age.

Servette is the oldest elf

As Celestini continues with his ‘Jugend forscht’ project, they rely on the routine at Lake Geneva. René Weiler has made it to the oldest eleven several times on match days. At the beginning of November, the average age at the 2-0 away win against FCZ was 28.8 years. Unparalleled this season.

Source : Blick