Rad-Ass Hirschi (24) with emotional Wankdorf return: ‘I was a Doumbia fan, but there were no titles’

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Marc Hirschi is 13 years old when he realizes: playing football and cycling is too much. He simply cannot find time to practice both sports outside of school. And so he decides for the cycling club Bern and against FC Bolligen.

“It was difficult for me, because I have been pitching for many years. With my younger brother Fabian, but also with friends from school. I would have been tempted to see how far I had come in football. “

Participated in the «Veryoungboysen»

Maybe to Wankdorf? Hirschi has been a huge YB fan since childhood, but dismisses it: “I ran up and down the field, stamina was my great strength. But technically I wasn’t particularly good.” We meet the man who recently won the Tour of Hungary in the stadium of the Swiss football champions. At the same time, he reminisces. «As a child, I went to the games first with my grandfather and then with my godfather. My brother was there too, it was super cool. Later on I was a big fan of Seydou Doumbia – not only did he score a lot of goals, but he also put on a lot of spectacle. The only downside was that YB could never win the title.”

In fact, YB finished second in the league three times from 2014 to 2017. In addition, the Cup regularly missed an end to many years without a title. The term “veryyoungboysen” was ubiquitous. When the Berners finally managed to win the championship in 2018 after 30 years, it was also a rescue for Hirschi. He was no longer in the stadium. “I was on my way to turning pro and didn’t have time. But I was still very happy.”

Registration child with players from Lucerne

We enter the artificial grass of the Wankdorf Stadium. “I’ve only been here once, as a baby. In a game against Lucerne – unfortunately I was assigned to an FCL player and had to be on the pitch with him,” he recalls with a smile. Then the UAE Emirates pro shows that he still has feeling for the ball. After YB has completed his first training for the cup final, he grabs a ball and juggles skillfully. Then he takes on the challenge of hitting the crossbar from the penalty spot. Two of the five attempts hit the crossbar. “I can live with that.”

The question remains: will YB win the cup final against Lugano on Sunday? “I hope so.” As so often in recent years, Hirschi will be there, but not in the middle. “I’ll have one more race in Italy and then I’ll probably be in the car on my way to Switzerland. Since I don’t have to drive myself, I can watch the race on my mobile and keep my fingers crossed.”

Source : Blick