Luzerner Haas wants to attack again in Empoli

No one can compete with Napoli in Serie A at the moment, neither can Empoli. Over the weekend, twelfth place in the table lost 0:2. In the midst? Nicholas Haas. The match was very difficult, the 27-year-old midfielder says on the phone. “Napoli not only shine with their individual quality, but also as a strong unit. In addition, they did not underestimate us and were 100 percent focused.”

Haas is in the base against Napoli. For the first time since November. The resident of Lucerne has had a hard time. At the end of 2021 he will tear his right cruciate ligament. He returned last summer. “But I wanted too much too soon.” The consequences of this are minor setbacks. “I’ve been training for a month now. Now I can say that I’m doing well again.”

Haas goes his own way. It’s always been that way. Almost six years ago he dared to make the switch from Lucerne to Atalanta in Serie A. In Bergamo he is just a side player. For more game training, he goes to Serie B. Palermo, Frosinone, Empoli are his stations. He plays regularly everywhere. With Empoli, promotion to Serie A succeeds. The club takes over for two million euros.

“In Tuscany I found a club that doesn’t matter how old you are. If you’re brave, you have the opportunity to play,” says Haas. He feels the confidence and is really enjoying himself in Empoli anyway. Life is comfortable here, you are close to Florence and in the heart of Tuscany.”

Now that Haas is feeling fit again, he wants to attack fully in Serie A. His goal has always been to win in a top competition. Now he wants to make a name for himself among the more than six million fantasy manager players. Fantacalcio is the name of this game in Italy.

Professional football players have been involved for a long time. “My teammate Samuele Ricci watched all the games last season, but only those in which his players were represented.” Everyone who plays along puts together a virtual team of 25 real players at the start of the season. On any real Serie A match day, he then decides which eleven to send onto the field. Points are awarded based on different criteria, for example goals scored or prepared goals.

“Next season you have to include me in the team,” says Haas with a smile. He has known since an away match against Juventus how important Fantacalcio is for the Italians. “The conductor stopped me at the station and told me that he had put me in line and that I should definitely give an assist,” he says. He has only scored one goal this season. It takes more of the same to become a fantacalcio favorite.

Source : Blick