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Minutes after the final whistle, Laurent Prince (52), the board of directors of the FCL and longtime youth boss, stands next to the main stand of the Schützenwiese. He grins from cheek to cheek, but he doesn’t want to express himself publicly. He had every reason to celebrate himself. For excellent youth strategy.
With Lars Villiger and Severin Ottiger, there are again two homegrown players in the starting eleven against FC Winterthur. Both 19 years old. Both toppers in the Lucerne U21. They lead the Promotion League by a wide margin, what is currently being achieved in the youth of the FCL is simply fantastic.
Strong vintage
Mario Frick, the coach of the first team, speaks of a “golden generation”. With the currently injured striker Nando Toggenburger (19), central defender Luca Jaquez (19) and Leny Meyer (18), other homegrown players are knocking on the door of the first team. The strong vintage is led by Ardon Jashari (20).
Against Winterthur he is again the best player on the field. Although not as dominant as in his last appearance in Winterthur, when Lucerne won 6-0. Nevertheless, Nati’s youngster is the boss in the center, demands every ball and hardly loses a duel. In the end it was 2:1 for Central Switzerland.
Now a million blessing beckons
The FCL is the only team to have won twice at the Schützenwiese. It was not an easy match, says Frick afterwards. You were too naive after the 2-0 lead. Substitute Ltaief connects, Winterthur presses. The Lucerne team should not have complained about a draw afterwards. “The Schützenwiese develops a lot of energy at such times,” says Frick.
In the end it was enough to win, the FCL is only four points behind 2nd place, which would entitle them to qualify for the Champions League. And millions guaranteed. The golden generation around Jashari and Co. could also bring this. Or to put it with Frick: “Such players from our own offspring are good for the wallet.” For future transfers. Leader Jashari may be the first to leave. Will Prince speak in public then?
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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.
