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The interim coach can reach the FCB's minimum goal this season Wednesday, 8 pm, beating Paok Thessaloniki: the group stage of the Europa League. In addition, the race for the Champions League will continue – all the time as the coaching search is underway.
Alex Frei at the press conference before the Champions League qualifier against Paok Thessaloniki (Image: Georgios Kefalas / EPA)
C & # 39; was a safe shot from all corners of the sixteen, sometimes from afar, and from Penaltypunkt anyway Alex Frei was an attacker who decided to play games – no matter how important.
It's now unexpectedly at the beginning of his coaching career before an important game aside.In fact, the 39-year-old became a few weeks ago with the U-18 of the Swiss champion Basel. Also on Tuesday night: "I'm in good hands there." He means that he will return to his position in the club as soon as possible, which the FCB will soon introduce a successor to the licensee Raphael Wicky. [19659007] Catch up for the 1: 2
But now, Frei, the local hero of Basel and top scorer of the national team, was expected to overtake the U 18 in a crisis situation. On Saturday, he coached the FCB for the first time in the 1-1 draw in Neuchâtel. And Wednesday, it is to get a minimum of goals this season. It's a game like a penalty. If the FCB won the return leg of the Champions League second leg against Paok, it caught the 1: 2 draw in Thessaloniki. He would remain in the race for the queen category and an initial commission of about 37 million francs. And: He would already have the group stage of the Europa League for sure.
The sports leader Marco Streller had called with his penchant for the superlatives even before the first round the duel with the second Greek championship as "vital". This may have been a bit exaggerated and it seems that Frei, in his coaching role, wants to take something meaningful for the whole. It's hot in the media room at the press conference before the game, rattle and flash cameras, sweat beads glitter on the front of the performer. And after he reproduced a free answer in Greek excessively, Frei asks with a smile, "But are you already translating correctly?"
Trainer and Board of Directors
Frei is not so relaxed, yet. There are also many serious and thoughtful looks. The location of the club is currently "not easy," says Frei. Two competitive games, a redundant coach, another rebuilt team that plays for millions and a new leadership guild in the first crisis management. It's one of the special situations in this club that Frei as a board member heads a junior team and now for a short time the professionals. If we discuss the new course of the club with fewer cracks and more junior players, Freis Expertise is also under discussion. "I'm opposed to the apocalyptic spirit," he says, "I experience a club that learns to reflect its decisions." There have been some good and bad. What he assigns to which division he does not betray. "You have to consider the learning effect and I'm confident for the future."
The search for directors has stifled the board as much as possible and has been focused on the most pressing task of preparing the team for the two games to which he must respond. It is quite possible that the FCB will announce a successor to Wicky on Thursday after the Paok match. "I may be back on the bench next to GC on Saturday," Frei said, depending on how quickly the solution was found. He does not know the state of things. He did not want to be disturbed. As a VR, he will have to say "yes" or "no" to vote. "It will be a short phone call."
Good 25 minutes
He is rather interested in the development of the team in recent days since its acquisition last Friday. Frei says he has seen progress in Neuchâtel, especially in the mental domain. After a long time, the team showed for the first time 25 good minutes. And on what he's built, instead of scrubbing the less uplifting players 65 under the nose. He had given some defensive structures and offensive concepts, "not too much, not too little". Now he hopes that they will seize
Free will be able to count on the King's transfer to Neuchâtel on Saturday, which Wicky missed during his last disastrous match in Thessaloniki. Silvan Widmer has recovered and will probably be part of a 4-4-2 system. A week ago, Wicky played with a three-man defense that worked so well in the last Champions League campaign with four wins over Benfica (twice), Manchester United and Manchester City.
The respect of this opponent is there, Paok Razvan coach Lucescu said that his team needed a perfect match. But there is a statement from the Greek team that reveals how much the Basel Aura has suffered. "Whether you have changed coaches or not," said striker Aleksandar Prijovic, who grew up in Switzerland, "we have to look at each other." If we deliver a game at the top, we are in front of you. "Your chances are good.
