Renggli knows the inner Swiss secret of young talent

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At FC Luzern you can already hear the cash registers ringing. The reason for this is the strong youth work. The people of Central Switzerland are slowly reaping the fruits of their labor. Week after week, coach Mario Frick lets homegrown players play. The Liechtensteiner even made it possible for five players trained at FCL to make their professional debut this season.

Their names are Mauricio Willimann, Lars Villiger, Pascal Loretz, Nando Toggenburger and Leny Meyer. They all went through FCL school. Before they are sold for a lot one day, they must give the Lucerne public a lot of fun in the Swissporarena. Just like they do this season alternately in the Super League and with the U21s in the Promotion League.

The junior team of Michel Renggli (43) dominates the Promotion League at will. The championship title is the logical goal. “My players must have this ambition. You have to learn to function under pressure and to deal with resistance,” says Renggli.

Find the job for everyone

The man from Hergiswil has been training with the U21s of Lucerne since last summer. He knows the secret of Primary. Apart from an interlude at FC Basel, he has known the company for nine years. “We have a talent manager who is on the field with us every day. We do a weekly preview and review with him, where we evaluate the performance of each individual player. ” But that is not everything. “Every month we get together with the entire technical department and spend two hours talking about the talented players and what we want to work on with them,” explains Renggli. In the end it is clear to everyone who is how far.

But something else is also central to the strong development: “We have developed a game philosophy that suits the boys. And found the optimal position for each individual.” For example, Luca Jaquez was converted from striker to central defender and Lars Villiger from central defender to striker.

“Don’t put your fist in the pocket”

In order for the players to assert themselves at a professional level, they must also have enough patience and strong will. And these qualities are present in the U21 players right now. “We have a lot of players here who want to play and not put their fists in their pockets.” This leads to a competitive situation that he has never seen in a Swiss youth team. This is an exceptional or even luxurious situation, Renggli explains. “It’s good for everyone.”

The players who have diligently collected playing minutes in the Super League in recent weeks have not yet achieved anything. “They now have to learn to stand up for themselves,” says Renggli. With Severin Ottiger, Ardon Jashari and Marco Burch, three homegrown players should appear from the start in the next league game of the FCL in Basel.

Source : Blick