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Are you looking forward to the classic? Huge! On the one hand, a battered FCZ, eager to make amends after the dismissal of Ludovic Magnin. On the other hand, there is an FCB, which with the transfers of Pajtim Kasami and Timm Klose sent a clear signal to the competition and underlined their championship ambitions.
Then the shock. The duel is canceled on short notice because an FCB player tested positive for the corona virus. The FCB bus, which is already in Zurich, returns three hours before the start of the match and returns to Basel. What does that mean? BLICK answers the burning questions.
Why didn’t the FCB play with the U21?
In the immediate vicinity of FC Zurich, it is reported that Basler could have played with a U team. As in mid-July, when the majority of the FCZ team were affected by Corona and sent an increased under-21 team to Joggeli. FCZ lost that game 0: 4. Alone: The situation at that time cannot be compared to the current one. Because it would have been impossible to call a replacement team in three hours. And because the league, unlike July, still has enough opportunities to catch up with the game. Furthermore, after the quarantine clash in the FCZ, the next game (against Sion) was also postponed, and only the second was played in Basel with the youth.
How long does FCB have to be quarantined now?
10 days. Although the FCB has announced that the exact time has not yet been set, cantonal doctor Thomas Steffen confirms that there will be no special regulation for FC Basel. Not even if all the players tested negative in the meantime. “The quarantine lasts ten days,” Steffen tells “SRF”. Players who had “close contact” with the player who tested positive cannot have any contact with the outside world. A large part of the first team and also part of the staff should be affected and therefore have to go into quarantine. This ends on October 28. Media: Sunday’s game against Lausanne should be postponed.
Are the players in shape?
Yes. With the athletics coach Nacho Torreño, the people of Basel have in their ranks an absolute professional, a sports scientist. Back in the spring, when championship operations were interrupted due to Corona and group training sessions were no longer possible, the Spaniard and his team ensured that the players stayed in shape. Each individual is meticulously monitored. Everyone knows what to do and what individual training programs to undertake.
Does FC Basel have a crown problem?
No. The FCB already has the seventh positive corona case, but the club leaves nothing to chance during the pandemic. Wherever you are in the Joggeli, extensive protection and hygiene measures are enforced. Who does not cover his nose with the mask? I received an enema from the security officers. Furthermore, the team is tested regularly, which is not the case for all Super League clubs.
