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Critical media reports, dissatisfied fans, but above all bad results in series. The Cup-Out in Chiasso, most recently the disastrous 0: 4 appearance in Lausanne 15 days ago.
There were certainly reasons for parting ways with coach Ludovic Magnin.
However, Magnin’s discharge came as a surprise. Because the former Nati star had the most influential defender at FCZ. The owner and president of the Ancillo Canepa club. Just days before the split, Canepa stood demonstratively in front of his coach, praised his coach’s innovation, commitment and intelligence after the shameful cup, attested that he was doing a great job Monday through Friday and said: “ Ludo is brave and trusts young people. We are very satisfied with it. “
FCZ’s talents were golden
And anyone who knows the president of the FCZ knows: These are not lip service! Because Canepa has its own agenda. It is not dictated by the media, or by the experts, or by the fans.
Even after the initial bankruptcy against YB and the draw against Lugano, Canepa remained relaxed. Satisfied at all. Shortly before the shameful bankruptcy of Lausanne, the FCZ was able to gild its Simon Sohm jewel. The 19-year-old went to Serie A for about 6.5 million francs (!). Kevin Rüegg had recently left for around 2 million. For Canepa it was also visible proof of Magnin’s good work.
Sohm told BLICK on Sunday how happy he was to be allowed to train with Magnin. But the Schützenhilfe came too late for their sponsor. The coach was fired on the morning of October 5.
The subsequent press release seemed more like an obligation than a layoff. Magnin was only praised on that. For the cup victory in 2018. For the great campaign in the Europa League. For turning young players like Sohm and Omeragic into national players. No reason was given for the separation. There is also no need, poor results are reasons enough, say many. Canepa has finally gotten down to earth, so the tenor in the comment columns. But there were also critical voices. Former FCZ coach Rolf Fringer told BLICK: “Ludo lived the philosophy of promoting his own youth one hundred percent, which has now become his downfall. You can’t have ‘Foifer and s’Weggli’ and Beck’s daughter. “
Player vs. Magnin
The question of why Canepa abandoned his “adopted son” Magnin (that’s what NZZ called the relationship between the two) remains unanswered to this day. Canepa has not publicly commented on what is likely to be his most important personnel decision in the years since Magnin’s firing.
Why is Canepa silent? Perhaps you simply lack arguments because you cannot fully support the firing.
Because VIEW found out that it was the players who took Magnin down. Veterans around Hekuran Kryeziu, Adrian Winter and Yanick Brecher expressed their doubts about “Magnin football.” The consequent attempt at the well-prepared comeback play was in their eyes too error-prone and the main reason for the numerous goals conceded. Especially against pushing opponents, the FCZ lacked a plan B. More recently, each of its opponents pushed remarkably high. Long balls at the top still shouldn’t have been an alternative for Magnin.
Anyone who has seen the effort and body language with which the players performed in Lausanne noted that some players had lost faith in their boss’s tactics. The veterans should have put this in the direction of the club.
Canepa holds professionals responsible
When leading players question their coach’s tactics, it is usually five to twelve for him. And if he, like Magnin, does not want to deviate from his philosophy, the flagpole is over. “I always swore to myself: if the situation becomes critical, I will do it however I want. They’ll kick me out at some point, I know. But if I am released, I wish I could say: I have failed with my own ideas, “Magnin said once in the” Tages Anzeiger. ” This has happened. Magnin seems to have sunk with his philosophy of the game.
This would explain Canepa’s sudden change of mind and the days of immersion. The boss spoke internally at least. According to information from VIEW, Canepa held the players responsible in a booth speech after the coach was fired. Magnin with his philosophy is now gone, now they have to comply.
