For sports, Daniel Visentinifrom the Swiss media Le Matin, spoke about the former coach of the Girondins de Bordeaux, Vladimir Petkovicannounced as future manager of Poland.
“He is the best coach of the Swiss national team of all time. There are no doubts. Vladimir Petković has given a new style to the Swiss team. With his arrival, the players became more active on the pitch, they enjoyed playing. It was a new experience for us, but the players were just waiting for a coach like him. The team was able to show their style against any team in the world. We could draw Germany 3-3 away or beat Belgium 5-2. The Swiss played a 3-4-1-2 system, they were very well organized on the pitch. Sometimes we had problems, but Petković managed to make it through. He left the team in good shape. The group is united, despite the more defensive game proposed by the new coach Murat Yakin”.
What are the reasons for his departure for the scapular club?
“He didn’t feel full trust from the Swiss federation. During Euro 2021, after the bad defeat against Italy, some representatives of the Swiss federation held a meeting to evaluate what to do if the team were to leave the tournament after the group stage. Petković’s biggest problems in Switzerland were his relations with the media. Communicating with the media is not the area where he feels strongest. But he works hard on game systems, on tactics. He is very intelligent and has the respect of the players.
Be that as it may, Bordeaux’s adventure ended in failure.
“Petković is definitely a great coach, despite what happened in Bordeaux. It was impossible to be successful there, the working conditions were very bad”
