The new season has only begun felt, but in the Swiss Super League, the first season quarter was completed last weekend. Although the reigning champion from Bern is the only team with no league defeat, the Seoane team is only second behind FC Basel, three behind them. Before the second international break, the champion will be visiting abroad – on Sunday there will be a duel between FC Zurich and the Young Boys.
The home side of head coach Ludovic Magnin has apparently left the crisis behind. After many setbacks in the 2019 calendar year, the “FCZ” recently celebrated three wins in the recent four league games. A success on Sunday afternoon, start of the game is at 15 clock, but would fall into the category surprise.
FC Zurich:
The club officials at FC Zurich can be thrown with the best will no emotional actionism. The fact that former Germany legionnaire Ludovic Magnin still sits on the coaching bench at the traditional club is not a matter of course.
The 40-year-old Magnin is not going through an easy time in the banking city of Zurich.
However, since last weekend he can still look forward to a positive balance, because the 1-0 win at promoted Servette Geneva was his 29th competitive victory as FCZ coach, compared to currently 28 defeats. With currently eleven points, Zurich ranks fifth in the table and is within striking distance of the international starting places.
After the FCZ had only two counters on the credit side after five rounds, the shape curve goes in the right direction. A new missed the Europa League Ludovic Magnin would probably not survive again. It is striking, however, that the team is anything but solid. If it does not run as desired, it can be seen again and again that the team falls into their individual parts.
Zurich have the league’s worst defense with 18 goals. Both against Basel and in the first leg against the Young Boys and Lugano (ie in all three Europa League starters) had the Magnin-Elf conceded four goals this season. If the team succeeds in gaining access to the game from the start, the defensive is also certain. The win in Geneva was after all already the third game without conceding.
With the knowledge of the past few weeks, Zurich will have to focus on the defensive, despite the home advantage. Against a battered YBB-Elf with many staff worries, the FCZ may make quite soft hopes.
Young Boys:
Switzerland were without defeat on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League, but there was only one victory to celebrate. Responsible for this success was the reigning champion, but the Young Boys took a lot of time.
In the home game against Glasgow Rangers Christian Fassnacht could only achieve the late winner in minute 94. In the fight for international wintering, this success was of great importance.
At the press conference following it was apparent that Seoane would be happy if some games could be postponed. The international break is eagerly awaited, so hopefully the hospital will be a little clear. The contact with the medical department is currently as intense as ever. Due to the many failures there is hardly any possibility of rotation.
There is not much to see from the playful lightness of recent years. The Young Boys have to fight hard for the victories with much will, commitment and passion. Due to the enormous burden of the last weeks, we do not expect a relaxed walk of the master on Sunday in Zurich.
In the duel between FC Zurich and the Young Boys, we see the current odds as a significantly high risk. Not for nothing did the champion have to settle for four of the nine league games with a draw. In addition, the defensive acts anything but solid. There have always been at least one goal in the last four league games.
