Has the Henriksen effect been extinguished yet?

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The FCZ is trembling for the decisive weeks in the relegation battle. The hefty program up to the probable relegation final against Winterthur on the penultimate day: Basel and YB out and then classification.

The large FCZ vibrates. Because the fallen champion is in crisis mode again and with weak performances is almost reminiscent of the disastrous situation at the beginning of the season under coach flop Franco Foda (57).

In recent weeks, Foda’s successor Bo Henriksen (48) recorded only one win in six games. And this trio against St. Gallen also came about fortunately.

Best phase after the winter break

Has the Henriksen effect been extinguished yet? The Dane, with his humane, positive nature and seemingly always the same motivational slogans, achieved huge things from October when he stabilized the champions after the historically weak false start and even gave his team a taste of the seven-game European Cup after the winter break without defeat.

But then: Zurich stagnates. A development? Can’t really see it. Note: Zurich is the fourth best team in the league in the “Henriksen table” (from round 11) and also in the balance since the winter break. The stumbling block is also the Foda era without a win, as Henriksen himself recently calculated at a press conference: “Our problem is the start of the season. If you had made ten more points, we would have been completely different at the table.”

According to Blick information, not everyone always likes Henriksen’s permanent positivity and martial expression (“struggle”, “war”) within the club. But the Dane is also credited with making Zurich competitive again. Especially against the background that the team cares little about important failures, such as the current top scorer Aiyegun Tosin.

On the other hand, it is worrying that FCZ played matches in recent weeks, such as at FCL (1:4) or in Geneva (0:4), which resembled bankruptcy declarations. Henriksens shouted against in vain at halftime in Lucerne.

Released in Denmark shortly after the start of the season

Have his motivational skills worn out yet? Even during his last coaching position at home at Midtjylland, following his dismissal, accusations circulated that Henriksen’s methods were quickly becoming breathless.

At Midtjylland in 2022, Henriksen had to leave a few weeks after the start of the season. The question remains: is firefighter Henriksen – provided he stays in the league – the right man to build a successful FCZ future in Zurich?

Source : Blick