Zakaria is the winner, Xhaka on trial, Steffen disrespectful

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There are matches like the one in Belarus that have more of a friendly character yet are very suitable for filtering out tactical finesse. For example, the combination of Granit Xhaka and Denis Zakaria in central midfield is optimal. That’s why Zakaria is the winner of this 5-0 for me.

Zakaria and the tactical intelligence

The Chelsea player opens space for the Arsenal star with his game. Because he is more offensive than Djibril Sow. The strengths of the Frankfurter lie in the running area. Zakaria’s in tactical intelligence. The player from Basel uses the space he creates with his positioning for Xhaka – and plays more attacking and therefore comparable to Arsenal. I really like it.

That it is now clear that Xhaka will remain captain is another matter. From the mentality and from his presence and his enormous self-confidence, one must clearly say: Yes, Xhaka must remain our captain. From all things off the field you have to come to the opposite conclusion and say: so many things have happened in recent years that are unworthy of a captain, also because of Granit’s unpredictability. Therefore, Xhaka could have been replaced. I’m with SRF commentator Sascha Ruefer, who also asked.

One percent Kosovars is not possible in the national team

Celebrating your Kosovar or Albanian roots in moments of euphoria is not possible! That was the case at the 2018 World Cup. And now again in Qatar. If you join the national team, you are not one percent Kosovo or Turk. But one hundred percent Swiss. That was the case with me. That should be the case with every other player.

I hope Nati Director Pierluigi Tami Xhaka pointed this out with great persistence during the World Cup debriefing. It’s too late to react now. But Xhaka needs to know: as soon as something happens again, he’s off the bandage!

The disrespectful Steffen needs to get more involved

In addition to Zakaria, at first glance, a winner of the Belarusian duel is Renato Steffen with his hat-trick. But he succeeded in this in a match against a very weak team. He should always keep that in mind. Whether he can really be counted among the winners, you have to see in a match against another opponent and in a different environment.

What I didn’t like at all is what the Aargauer said when asked why he wasn’t so decisive in Lugano. In the end he was brought to Ticino for this: to be a leader here. But it’s way too rare. On that spot. And also next to it. He needs to greatly improve his communication skills.

His answer was that the quality of his teammates was not the same as that of the national team. This statement is disrespectful to his teammates at the club. Steffen needs to stop making such infantile statements and get more involved with Lugano. Only then and with the confirmation of the performance against Belarus can he be called a winner.

Source : Blick