He FC Barcelona received this Tuesday (9:00 pm) at Olympic Stadium Lluís Companies in Boys to face the second day of the league stage of Champions League. You can’t mislead those Hansi Flickdefeated by Monaco in a match affected by the early dismissal of Eric Garcia. Of course, Young Boys, the dominator of Swiss football in recent years, comes at a very low hour.
The change of coach did not go down well with the Swiss champion. Patrick Rahmanformerly of Winterthur, in charge of the Bern team after a while Joel Magninwho in March occupied the bench for almost two seasons Raphael Wicky. Rahmen led the Young Boys in 13 gameswhich, despite its poor results in the Swiss League, included just one win in eight dayscan boast of eliminating a full Galatasaray in the qualifying phase of the Champions League, with victory in Istanbul.
In the domestic championship, however, there was no joy for the Young Boys, Swiss champion six times in the last seven leagues. The results were so poor that Rahmen’s group occupied the eleventh position in a ranking of twelve. Young Boys went down this weekend against Grasshopper after beating Winterthur (former team of the current Young Boys coach, strangely enough) the day before. Until then, six games without a win. The Bern team is on the verge of equaling its worst streak of the 21st century, with eight games without a win in the Swiss League.
Advanced data confirms the difficulty in Young Boys’ football, especially at the defensive level. Rahman’s painting has disappeared concede 0.89 goals per game to concede 2 goalsof receive 4.18 shots on goal to receive 6with a percentage of stoppages of 78.62% and now 66.67%. They shoot more than the Young Boys, their goalkeeper makes fewer stops and the opponent scores more. The offensive measure also did not maintain the level. The numbers indicate that Young Boys are getting fewer goalscreating fewer chances and deteriorating its effectiveness in front of goal.
Despite the emergence of Alan Virginiuswinger on loan from Lille, or the continuation of Itten, Monteiro and Ganvoulawho last year scored 37 goals between the three, Young Boys could not connect with their best version. Against Aston Villa on the first day of the Champions League, they suffered a 0-3 draw of course and now it’s FC Barcelona, leader of the League. However, defeats against Monaco and Osasuna put the Blaugrana on notice: it’s not a good idea to lose.
Source: La Verdad
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