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At 12:30 pm on Monday, Xherdan Shaqiri drives his pitch-black SUV to the Nati-Hotel Säntispark’s underground parking lot. A stroke of luck for Vladimir Petkovic, who was already happy about the announced return of the cube of creative energy on Friday. “Xherdan needs our help now, we need his to be even better,” said the coach of the national team during the announcement of the call.
Is Shaqiri used?
The urgency with which the services of the Liverpool star are needed is evident not only from the analysis of the last two Nations League games against Ukraine (1: 2) and Germany (1: 1). The national team expects three explosions in the coming days: First, Wednesday’s test in St. Gallen against Vice World Champion Croatia. Only 72 hours later, the serious battle against Spain begins. From Madrid he goes to Cologne against Germany.
It is doubtful that Shaqiri will be fully utilized in all three games due to his chronically fragile constitution. But the mere fact that the prodigal son is available as a prankster again after a year and a half of absence fuels hope that Switzerland can have a surprising new element on offense. He should have accepted the fact that it is not him, but Granit Xhaka who is wearing the captain’s armband.
Will you stay in Liverpool?
Shaqiri’s punctual arrival in the national team circle can also be seen as a positive signal towards Liverpool FC. Last week, everything indicated that Shaqiri would leave the English champions. Speculations about an escape from England did not receive any new food over the weekend. The transfer window for the major European leagues closes on Monday night. The signing of the 29-year-old Basel with a club like Sevilla or Lazio seems distant.
