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Ciriaco Sforza has already held the position of coach of FC Basel for four months. At the end of the first half of the season, Aargauer tries to draw a conclusion. One about a hitherto chaotic and unique season due to Corona. “It would not be a fair conclusion. It is a season that should not be underestimated. With everything that has happened and how the year has developed, ”says Sforza.
A question of form in the day
The FCB coach would consider an evaluation in qualifications inappropriate. “I would have problems with that. There are things that must be properly analyzed. There is upside potential. We wanted to play up front. But there are some points that we were not expecting at the moment, ”says Ciriaco Sforza.
This is also reflected throughout the Swiss league: two points separate the runner-up from the fourth from the bottom. According to Ciriaco Sforza, pandemic measures also come into play here. “How things are going right now depends on how things are going on the day. You can also have problems against Vaduz. Each game has a different course. That clearly has to do with that ”, said the FCB coach, who is looking forward to an interesting second half of the season.
Sforza Writing – Only visible in phases. After the entire first half of the season, he could have expected more. However, the circumstances must be taken into account: the FCB coach repeatedly emphasizes that he could not do any preparation with the team. That the transition from last season to the current one was almost seamless. That he had to fight for participation in Europe from the first game. That he had to wait from the beginning for the best players to return from injuries or quarantine. “It’s difficult for me. I was never able to shape the team properly,” Ciriaco Sforza said.
Focus on perseverance
Ciriaco Sforza will have time for this after winter break. Then the FCB coach has around three weeks to put the levers on the team. Among other things, you need to ensure that players don’t run out of air too early in the spring. “At the beginning of the season we couldn’t hold out. Now we can work in this direction for about ten days. This is important for all players. I speak from experience, ”says Sforza.
The red-blue batteries appear empty. In the head as in the legs. Another 90 minutes separates the kickers from the necessary relaxation and thus from the winter break. Will you still be strong enough for the tough away game in Lucerne?
Follow the match FC Luzern vs. FC Basel on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, starting at 6.15 p.m., on the telebasel.ch live ticker and in the app.
