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Ciriaco Sforza is the stark contrast to his predecessor Marcel Koller. The emotionality. The passion exemplified by the FCB coach. It is almost contagious. It should be, at least for the team. He has a positive energy in him. He also sprays them. I really hope the team can do that. That has been missing for a long time, ”says FCB legend Erni Maissen in Telebasel.
A matter of patience
Of course, players have to get used to the new kid on the sidelines. It won’t happen overnight. “It takes time. A new coach. New methods. New personality. So there is no preparation. It is understandable that this takes some time. It will only be resolved in the end,” said FCB coach Ciriaco Sforza.
Patience in football? That is always your business. On the one hand, you want to give the team their time to develop. On the other hand, it depends largely on the results. How do you want to manage this balancing act with red-blue? It will take patience. The last 15 years of FCB were rather an exception. There you could still get the most out of it. You had excellent players. You were a little spoiled. Even then, we were talking about the fact that another time might come, ”Maissen said. I have good players here. Great talents too. “It won’t work without patience,” Maissen continued.
A question from the staff
“Patience is important,” agrees Sforza. Especially when you work with young players. The problem is currently compounded by the fact that important experienced players are injured for a long time. Including Taulant Xhaka, Luca Zuffi and Yannick Marchand. “We have had four games so far. Two in the championship and two knockout games. Knockout games were not a given. Mentally. Mentally. Running. But the team did a good job, “said the FCB coach.
On Thursday awaits the final of these three knockout games: the Europa League playoffs. If Rotblau pass the test against Sofia, then you are back in the group stage of the Europa League. The motto is clear: enter this group stage in some way, no matter how: “Every game is a final for us. It is clear that we want to get ahead. Now we have to recover for a moment. And with the players that are available to me, we try to get the most out of it, “said Sforza.
Will the batteries last after an hour outnumbered Sunday against Servette? Sforza: “You can also convince yourself that you are tired. Or you play soccer with joy. Of course it is a difficult situation. No holidays. No recovery. But we will manage to be ready by Thursday. “
The whole discussion with Ciriaco Sforza and Erni Maissen can be seen here:
