The Swiss Football Association announced this Friday the renewal of Murat Yakin as national coach, six days after the team was cleared of sanctions against England in the quarterfinals of the Euro Cup but was considered to have played one of the best games of the tournament.
The one from Basel was renewed with his assistant, Giorgio Continifor a period not disclosed by the Federation but that could last until the 2026 World Cup.
Asked before the Eurocup after a careful qualifying phase, Yakin has achieved a noticeable improvement in its image after a Euro Cup in which the team, led by Granite Xhaka after his good season at Bayer Leverkusenis about to defeat the host Germany in the group stage and definitely lost Italy in the second round (2-0).
The selector is deployed with Switzerland a surprisingly offensive football for a team that is traditionally well positioned in its area but with few goals, this time with a defense of three that the Swiss rarely use.
The next challenge for Yakin is the League of Nations, where the ‘Let’s see‘, the nickname by which the Swiss team is known in the country, has to be faced Spain, Serbia and Denmark.
Source: La Verdad
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