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It was clear that Monday would be a bit turbulent. Not only when it became known on Sunday night from Turkey that Kemal Ademi would be moving to the Fenerbahce in Istanbul. But even before the match between FC Basel and FC Luzern started. Because President Bernhard Burgener announced reinforcements. His testimony was enough and the expectations of Joggeli and us skyrocketed. How many players and who would Basler sign?
Well, it’s a question that couldn’t be answered on Monday night. Because on Monday, the FCB did not report arrivals, but three departures. But one after another.
The farewell to Kemal Ademis, which was already set in Turkey shortly after the Lucerne match, announced the FCB in the course of yesterday afternoon. It came in so surprisingly that it degenerated into a marginal note. In no league game was Ciriaco Sforza’s forward on the squad.
Better youth than Ademi
The new FC Basel manager criticized Ademi’s performance in training, preferring Arthur Cabral and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, as well as youngsters Tician Tushi and Julian Von Moos. So Ademi’s time in Basel ends after just over a year. The fact that he asked for reinforcements shortly after his arrival and departure of Albian Ajeti and the failure of van Wolfswinkel, “because I can’t play every game on my own”, makes for a rather funny joke. Because since Cabral’s arrival, Ademi only played the second violin.
Blas Riveros had the status of substitute player at least from time to time. But not regularly either. The Paraguayan, who has been at the FCB since 2016 and has been equally stagnant, has fallen more and more in favor of the coaches. Urs Fischer was still trying to mold him, Marcel Koller simply moved him to the wing or to the grandstand, either because of his defensive deficiencies. And under Sforza he even missed training for a short time. That he would not bet on him was demonstrated by the commitment of Andrea Padula and, more recently, that of Jorge. Rivero’s farewell matters little, though it is a bitter understanding for a player who was once brought to Basel as a talent of the century.
The bitter loss of Alderete and the question of a replacement
Omar Alderete never had such a title. He did not struggle with habituation, the weather or the wishes of the coaches in Basel. Riveros’ 23-year-old compatriot was much more of a real reinforcement from the first second after he moved to Basel last summer. From time to time, a bit animated, Alderete quickly advanced to become the indispensable chief of defense. If he was on the field, the defense radiated security. And next to him, neighbor Eray Cömert also took a further step in performance. The fact that Alderete is leaving FC Basel for good after about a year, and not relented as initially thought, is a bitter loss and a loss of quality. The prospect of a regular place at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga awakens understanding. Alderete will likely have that spot after Karim Rekik moved from Berlin to Seville and another injured competitor, Jordan Torunarigha, was missing.
The third end of the day in Basel leaves the biggest void. The fact that FCB Alderete let go on the last possible day suggests that he has a replacement up his sleeve. A long-awaited replacement in Basel: Timm Klose. Basler, who played for FCB U21 and from there landed in the Premier League via Thun, Nuremberg and Wolfsburg in Norwich, should finally return home. It remains to be seen if he will be able to keep up with Alderete in terms of play and speed. But Klose is one for the fans, the region, the cabin, and the concept. In short: a personality that FCB can use.
