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Ludovic Magnin failed as coach of FC Zurich. Image: keystone
Analysis
The angel’s patience with Ludovic Magnin has not borne fruit
Analysis of the dismissal of FC Zurich coach Ludovic Magnin, delayed but surprising.
When Ludovic Magnin of FC Zurich and its president Ancillo Canepa are introduced as the new head coach, he says: “I want to be unpredictable, no one in Switzerland should know how the FCZ will perform at the weekend.” It refers to tactics and alignment. About two and a half years later, it can be said that there was a lack of implementation. Magnin hardly ever confused the competition. Rather his own team, which on game day often didn’t seem to know exactly what to do.
The list of shortcomings at FCZ in Magnin’s tenure is long: with the exception of the 2018 lucky cup win (opponent YB with a championship hangover) and the lucky progress in the 18/19 Europa League (Leverkusen is denied a regular goal in the 94th minute), the Atléticos are unsatisfactory results. Two seventh places in the Super League and two anticipated eliminations from the Cup in two seasons, which are his sole responsibility, are poor performance records.
The 0: 4 in Lausanne lets the cannon overflow
The 41-year-old failed to give the team a recognizable signature. A continuous development towards greater stability and towards a higher level could not be observed. Happily 0: 4 clapping was the order of the day last season, the embarrassing 0: 4 in newly promoted Lausanne on Saturday fitted into this series and after twelve competitive games without a win the barrel overflowed with foster father Canepa .
Objections that Magnin had advanced to some individual players, you can see right now in the sales of Kevin Rüegg and Simon Sohm in Serie A, they sound plausible, but: Rüegg has not stalled and Sohm has not yet demonstrated outstanding talent despite to be international. Could it be that some see in it? Magnin has never shied away from using young players. A rogue who thinks he did this to stay safe in the chair. In January he was rewarded for this with a two-year contract extension.
FCZ coach Ludovic Magnin deals against Leverkusen
Video: Watson / Angelina Graf
Magnin was an energetic FCZ coach, but too often he had also lost his decency and was not an ornament to the coaches’ guild. The umpires will not be unhappy not to see you on the line.
Holding on to a coach out of spite is bad
In principle, it’s good when clubs don’t give up when they fail and stay loyal to the coaches they trust. But if they do it primarily out of spite and disapproval from critics, then something goes wrong.
Did President Ancillo Canepa hold on to Magnin for so long out of spite? Image: keystone
Of course, Canepa owns the FCZ and whoever pays rules. But the large fan base does not have to think that everything is fine. Of course, there are good reasons why the President attaches great importance to financial strength. The FCZ supporter also wants the balance between financial and sporting ambitions to be right.
Who will succeed Magnin is open. It is speculated that it could be Marc Schneider, who resigned from FC Thun on Monday morning. Or is the FCZ creating the highly explosive duo Canepa / René Weiler?
