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The last time the Super League table leaders kicked out their coach was the result of pure decadence: 71 out of 72 matchdays in the rankings and the cup victory were not enough for the newly crowned FCB bosses around Bernhard Burgener and Marco Streller, Urs Fischer had to leave. Seven years later, YB fired Raphael Wicky. As competition leaders. Has delusions of grandeur also broken out in Bern?
A blueprint would be wrong. YB is in a crisis of form and results. The FCB under Fischer was miles away from that. As well as panic about the loss of supremacy. The latest decision in Bern says exactly this: although they are still one point ahead of Servette in the table, YB bosses Christoph Spycher and Steve von Bergen see the title defense as in imminent danger. And thus the shorter and easier route (one round) to the million-dollar pot of the Champions League in the summer. Understandable: just as Geneva marched and YB faltered in recent weeks, the whiff of a change in leadership is becoming more and more noticeable.
Wicky has lost the nimbus
Moreover, Wicky has lost the charisma to deliver positive results at crucial moments: 0:1 in the top match against Servette, 0:2 in the cup quarter-final against Sion, 0:1 in the personally fateful match against FCZ.
Given the recent sporting developments, Wicky’s dismissal is understandable and justified. But Spycher and von Bergen must also take credit for the fact that the crisis even struck Bern. Main criticism: The substantive loss of recent months, starting with the departure of Rieder and Zesiger in the summer, has not been sufficiently compensated compared to previous years. The team is considerably weaker than a year ago.
And then the atmospheric disturbances in Wankdorf! You rub them in surprise, because they don’t fit the model student of Swiss football at all. Although Spycher and Co. having nipped every polemic, no matter how small, in the bud so far, the start of the year was reminiscent of a volcanic eruption by YB standards. Players who expressed their dissatisfaction in the media about the lack of playing time. The dispute with club legend Jean-Pierre Nsame even developed into an undignified ping-pong game that continued after his departure to Italy.
YB had a bad handle on the coaching issue
Tinkering around the coaching question was also an issue. It is entirely possible that internally the thumb has been pointing down on the Wicky question for a long time. But why not share this publicly? Even if an unclear coaching future after the end of the season is a welcome but stupid alibi for the players after poor performances, YB has got the problem under control in recent weeks!
And now U21 coach Joël Magnin has to take care of it and make the YB professionals champions. Review: Two years ago, after the dismissal of David Wagner, an internal solution was found with Matteo Vanetta – the hoped-for sporting improvement did not materialize.
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 BSC Young Boys
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26
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27
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51
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2
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 Napkin FC
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26
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16
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50
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|
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3
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 FC Zurich
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26
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11
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42
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|
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4
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 FC Lugano
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26
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7
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40
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|
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5
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 FC St. Gallen
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26
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5
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40
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|
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6
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 FC Lucerne
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26
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-3
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37
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|
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7
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 FC Winterthur
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26
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-4
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37
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8th
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 FC Basel
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26
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-7
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31
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9
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 Yverdon Sports FC
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26
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-19
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30
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|
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10
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 Grasshopper Club Zurich
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26
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-1
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29
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|
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11
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 FC Lausanne Sport
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26
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-5
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29
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|
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12
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 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
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26
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-27
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16
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
