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The Bundesliga will continue at the weekend after a short break. Here we give an overview of the Swiss Bundesliga mercenaries.
Unlike the Super League, the German Bundesliga only took a short Christmas break. The weekend of 2/3 January continues with the 14th round. With 17 players, Switzerland has the fourth place plus “guest workers” in the highest German league after Austria (31 players), France (30) and the Netherlands (19). In addition, a Bundesliga club employs 3 Swiss as a coach or sports director.
Question marks
Christian Gross (Schalke): The 67-year-old could not resist the call from the Bundesliga and announced his resignation. Big is already the fourth manager of the season in the astonishing lower group Schalke 04. The only goal of the veteran FCB coach is relegation.
Martin Schmidt (Mainz): Valais are back in Mainz 05. Unlike his previous tenure, Schmidt is now employed as a sports director and, together with second returnee Christian Heidel, should protect the club from relegation from the Bundesliga. A difficult task, because Mainz is ranked 17th with only 6 points.
On expectations
Urs Fischer (Berlin Union): The team of former Basel coach Thun and FCZ got really frenzied in the early part of the season and impressed with fresh football. Even the protracted failure of Königstransfer Max Kruse could not stop the ‘Iron’. Union is in sixth place and Fischer is safely sitting in his coach chair.
Gregor Kobel (Stuttgart): The 23-year-old goalkeeper is in goal for the promoted Stuttgart and led the Swabians as a sure support in a pleasant starting position. Stuttgart is one of the surprise teams alongside the Union and is in 7th place.
Kevin Mbabu, Renato Steffen, Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg): After 13 days of match, the “Wolves” are 4th in a Champions League place and can count on the help of 3 Swiss players. Mbabu struggled to return to the team after a ligament injury in the last 3 games before halftime. When they were fit, Steffen and Mehmedi alternated between the bench and the starting eleven.
As expected
Yann Sommer, Breel Embolo, Nico Elvedi, Denis Zakaria (Gladbach): While Sommer and Elvedi were absolute regulars with the “colts”, Embolo was often used in first-class offense, but he had to content himself with the role of joker from time to time. Zakaria has practiced a match after a prolonged knee injury, but has yet to find her form.
Rubén Vargas (Augsburg): Lucerna were one of the surprises of last season and are busy racking up minutes of play again this season. Before the break, Vargas had to be content with the role of Joker.
Cédric Brunner (Bielefeld): Unsurprisingly, the promoted Arminia found it difficult in the Bundesliga. Bielefeld, where Brunner was on the defensive right side, is in relegation spot after 13 rounds; the quality in the team is probably not enough for more.
Steven Zuber, Djibril Sow (Frankfurt): The two national players were repeatedly victims of coach Adi Hütter’s rotation at Eintracht. Frankfurt is in ninth place and can aspire to a place in the Europa League.
Disappointing season
Roman Bürki, Manuel Akanji, Marwin Hitz (BVB): In Dortmund, Lucien Favre had to pack his bags after mixed results and make room for his former assistant Edin Terzic. Bürki and Akanji have a regular place in BVB fifth place, but like the whole team they could not show themselves consistently.
Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): Mainz is playing for relegation again this year. Fernandes fought for a regular spot after his crown disease earlier in the season, but his performance has long stalled.
Michael Lang (Gladbach): The national player has not been able to gain a foothold in the third season in Germany 31 times. The full-back was almost always on the squad, but was not used in the Bundesliga. Lang is one of the candidates for removal from the Gladbach family.
