No team for Seferovic and Zuber!

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On Thursday, national coach Murat Yakin will announce his selection for the European Championship qualifiers against Belarus (March 25) in Serbia and against Israel (March 28) in Geneva. It is the first team since the World Cup and the start of the EM campaign for Germany 2024.

When Yakin was asked a few weeks ago if there would be any major personnel changes compared to the World Cup, he told Blick: “There will be a new campaign, a lot can happen by March. The door to the national team is open. The players have to push themselves. They have it in their own feet to some extent whether they will be there. As I said: Momentum and competition training count for me. »

Yakin mobilizes Amdouni and Zeqiri

Looks like Yakin keeps his word. According to information from Blick, the two FCB strikers Zeki Amdouni (22) and Andi Zeqiri (23) are in the squad for this move. The momentum clearly speaks for the Italian duo: since the coach change from Alex Frei to Heiko Vogel, the two in red and blue have been scoring at will. “ZZ Top” will also be able to provide the music for the national team in its current form.

The return of Jordan Lotomba (23), who regularly defends left or right at Nice in Ligue 1, is not surprising. For the World Cup in Qatar, Yakin still had to do without the French-speaking Swiss.

But with the squad being reduced from 26 to 23 men relative to the World Cup (as usual in qualifiers) and creating room for players in good form, several players have to take the plunge.

Seferovic and Zuber without national team

As Blick has heard, well-known players such as Haris Seferovic (31) and Steven Zuber (31) are also affected. The two permanent national supporters are not in Yakin’s selection for the start of the European Championship qualification. Seferovic, now on loan to Spanish side Celta Vigo after the failed Turkey adventure at Galatasaray (playing 6 times, 1 goal), was in the storm center of the national team for many years. In Qatar, however, he only came for short partial assignments. Age and momentum speak for his competitors: Monaco striker Breel Embolo (26) is set. Zeqiri, Amdouni and Noah Okafor (22) are the jewels with a bright future.

Zuber (51 international matches) was not in the World Cup selection when the Athenian wing suffered from a strained abdominal muscle. Now the 2021 EM assist king would be healthy, but he is not eligible for this move. Fabian Frei (34) will also not be there – the FCB veteran suffers from a hernia. Yakin rejuvenates his roster.

At the press conference on Thursday morning at 10.30 am (live on Blick TV), Yakin will announce which of the World Championship drivers will otherwise not be there.

The two upcoming games at the start will probably be the most demanding of the entire qualification and are therefore groundbreaking: the first game against Belarus in Novi Sad, Serbia, without spectators from an emotional point of view, the second from a sporting point of view. Israel is considered our strongest competitor in the group. Belarus, Romania, Kosovo and Andorra start out as blatant outsiders. “We are the hunted in this group. Until now we have always had an opponent under our noses. The first and second place now qualify directly for the European Championship. We definitely have the quality for it,” Yakin said in February.

Source : Blick