The choice of Switzerland, Murat Yakin, was disheartened by the victory received against Portugal (6-1) that led to the departure of the Swiss team from the Qatar 2022 World Championship and apologized to the fans of his country. “I apologize on behalf of the team to the fans of Switzerland” he said after the game.
“We’re sad. We wanted to play a good game but we didn’t make it,” he said. Murat Yakin, who wants to absolve his players of responsibility. “They tried everything,” he said.
Switzerland faced the fight Portugal with system change. He opted for three defenders instead of keeping the usual strategy, with four defenders and four midfielders.
“We know this system, the team knows it. We just didn’t get into the game. We were in a hurry, impatient, rushing to attack,” he lamented.
“I’m sorry for the players and for the nation. This is a great squad and we should be proud of what we’ve done in the competition. I’ll have to calmly analyze where the mistakes were but now we have to accept . the situation that exists,” he added.
The Swiss coach lamented the setbacks suffered such as the loss of Widmer“who are feverish and others who are out of their ability”, and remembered what was done to Qatar 2022 before conceding the victory against Portugal.
“I am very proud of the path we took. Our group is high level and the players have done great things in the tournament,” he stressed.
Source: La Verdad
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