With a change of coach, the cards are always reshuffled for the players: those who were regular players until now can end up on the bench under the new coach. And reservists suddenly become permanent starters. Even after the dismissal of Alex Frei at FC Basel, there was a reversal of roles: in the front, under interim coach Heiko Vogel, Andi Zeqiri is first choice and no longer Bradley Fink. The ex-Dortmunder was allowed to play under Vogel for the first time in the 2-2 draw in Lugano. But after a pale 68 minutes, in which the red-blue temporarily trailed 2-0, he had to make way for Zeqiri.
It is different with Darian Males: the Inter Milan mercenary continues under Vogel where he left off under Frei, with whom he had a close relationship. As a reliable scorer.
Who knows: if Reuen hadn’t missed the first games against St. Gallen (1-1) and Luzern (2-3) this year due to a persistent thigh injury, Frei might still be in office: both against East and Central Switzerland would would have needed a cool-headed player in the opposition’s penalty area to turn existing chances into countable chances – and to score.
Males with goal and assist
Males was in the starting line-up for the first time in Lugano. And after the miserable first half, it proved its great value as life insurance for FCB. He has already scored and prepared important goals several times this season. In Lugano, Males first pushed a pass from Novoa over the line in the 74th minute, ten minutes later his cross found Michael Lang’s head and from there it ended up in the net.
After the match, Males isn’t sure whether to be happy about his successful start-up comeback or annoyed about the missed victory: “The first half is hard to accept, we can’t just ignore it. Talk about it. After that we have morality. And of course I’m glad I could help with a goal and an assist.”
One thing is clear: the future FCB coach can look forward to Darian Males when he is presented. To a player who reliably delivers scorer points like Swiss clockwork. It doesn’t matter who’s on the sidelines.
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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.
