These locks must hurt

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How do you destroy your reputation in five minutes? Taulant Xhaka has six national titles to his name. People like him, decent guy. Rather shy of the field. A Basel identifier. He played more than 240 times for Rotblau in the Super League. He has seen yellow almost 70 times, only red once.

And then all his fuses blow. In the classic against FC Zurich. In a meeting that, as so often, is not of a high level, but as always emotional. He knows these classics. He knows the wild and noisy setting in such games. He knows the provocations of opponents. Taulant Xhaka is a veteran. A veteran who has also learned to tolerate wrong decisions by the referee.

Nevertheless, he suddenly grabs Marchesano in the face and headbutts Katic. As always, as viewers, thanks to the cameras, we are in the middle of the landscape, yet infinitely far away from the action. I wonder what happened that made Taulant Xhaka freak out so much? Who said what and why? We’ll probably never know. But unfortunately it doesn’t matter much. Of course, Taulant Xhaka will have his version of the story. But his behavior cannot be justified. In no way. The Xhaka case must become one for the disciplinary committee. The locks must hurt.

At FCB, not only did Xhaka lose heart in the classic against Zurich, but also the collective. De Basel must have the books. And after this utter bust, Taulant Xhaka will forever bear the “bullies” stamp. Shame.

Source : Blick