Vladimir Petkovic has well managed the legacy of Ottmar Hitzfeld over the past four years. He stabilized the team at a high level. He has qualified for the finals of the European Championship and for the finals of the World Cup.
But he missed a notable development of the team. And this must be the goal of every national coach. And: Petkovic is not the man for the big moments. In crucial games his team was too impassive and fearful. Tactically, he found no recipes against the Swedes, whose style is known for a long time
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The World Cup Certificates: Yann Sommer: Note 6 | If everyone had played at his next level, we would be in the final in Moscow on July 15th. Of course the best Switzerland. TOTO MARTI
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Stephan Lichtsteiner: 4th year | The aggressiveness of the captain is missing in the second round against Sweden. This is not so easy to replace. TOTO MARTI
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Manuel Akanji: 4th year | Best performance against the world stars of Brazil. Compassionate against Costa Rica at 1: 1. Against Sweden, he deflects the ball to 0: 1 unfortunate. TOTO MARTI
Fabian Schär: Note 4 | Secure on the 1: 1 line against Brazil. But especially against Costa Rica with stock mistakes and bad passes. And with a yellow too. Missing against Sweden. TOTO MARTI
Johan Djourou: Note 4 | The replacement of Schär is not that of Switzerland in the second round is already over. Against Sweden without fault or fault. TOTO MARTI
Ricardo Rodriguez: Note 4 | The top against Brazil and Serbia, as always, is the very calm, after which the left back of AC Milan has less influence on the front. TOTO MARTI
Valon Behrami: Note 4 | How he made the world star Neymar screaming without unfair means is world class. Play often too far against Sweden. TOTO MARTI
Xhaka granite: Note 3 | Does he still feel the knee injury of the Lugano camp? Or is he doubled in the Premier League? Shine only with a goal against Serbia. TOTO MARTI
Xherdan Shaqiri: Note 3 | Nice goal to 2: 1 win against Serbia. Is then bailed out by Fifa for the double rejoicing of the eagle. The magic dwarf can do more. TOTO MARTI
Blerim Dzemaili: Note 3 | Go far, always strive. However, despite a nice goal against Costa Rica, you can see that he's not a born playmaker. TOTO MARTI
Steven Zuber: Note 4 | The replacement of Mehmedi shoots with a goal of balancing against Brazil in the history books. Sometimes, he creatively convinces Sweden.
Haris Seferovic: 3rd year | This is definitely not his World Cup. The Lisbon Press Bank hangs totally against the Serbs in the air, is even replaced at the break. TOTO MARTI
Mario Gavranovic: Note 4 | Delivered against Serbia after the break for Seferovic. And the scores with dream help Shaqiris to win the goal at 2: 1. Pale against Costa Rica. TOTO MARTI
Josip Drmic: Note 4 | In the second round against Sweden without commitment in the match. Convinced as Joker in 2: 2 against Costa with Latteköpfler and Tor. TOTO MARTI
Breel Embolo: Note 4 | Justifies his nomination for Seferovic against Costa Rica with the 1-0 dream aid. Against Sweden as a nervous and hasty substitute. TOTO MARTI
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Denis Zakaria: 3rd year | Has more problems with Neymar than the front warrior as a substitute for Behrami against Brazil. TOTO MARTI
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Michael Lang: Note 3 | Can do in the round of 16 against the Swedish captain Lichtsteiner not forgotten. Leaves the World Cup stage for the red card. TOTO MARTI
At least, no one was recognizable. That's why his sporting record remains ubiquitous. Much more serious: The relationship between many Swiss and the national team remains distant. The team has a problem with the image. Petkovic has become a little more accessible. But he continues to irritate with his inaccessible nature and as the first ambassador of the Nati, he is not an ideal distribution.
His "Stars" Xhaka and Shaqiri danced his nose to the untold adventures of the double-headed eagle and have his words ignored admonitions. The association also noted this stupidity and ignored the crisis. But savored. The incident did a lot of damage. Not only with the fans. Also internally because energy and resources are lost. Xhaka and Shaqiri were inspired by their mission against Serbia. There they were passionate, had a sparkle in their eyes.
A spark, that was missing against Costa Rica and especially against Sweden. They looked exhausted, mentally tired. And the players also felt that way. Despite the qualification in the round of 16 was broken at this World Cup some dishes. So it would be good that a new man with new ideas and new impulses take over from the national team.
Whoever does not cling to those who have proved themselves, but who push for change and who establish new points of excitement And who has the courage to separate from well-deserved players and give prospects to young talents in the next two years
It is doubtful that at the harmonious summit of the association, have the courage to name things by name and analyze them as hard as possible. The consequences of this analysis are feared
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