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![Mambimbi versus Aliti (r.): YB versus Zurich is the duel between the most and the least possession of the Super League.]()
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Mambimbi versus Aliti (r.): YB versus Zurich is the duel between the most and the least possession of the Super League.
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![YB player Gianluca Gaudino (center) fighting for the ball with FCZ star Becir Omeragic (right) and FCZ defender Fidan Aliti.]()
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YB player Gianluca Gaudino (center) fighting for the ball with FCZ star Becir Omeragic (right) and FCZ defender Fidan Aliti.
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![Massimo Rizzo: The poor ball possession record does not suit the FCZ coach.]()
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Massimo Rizzo: The poor ball possession record does not suit the FCZ coach.
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![Sunday preview? YB striker Jordan Siebatcheu (r.) Is on the ball in front of FCZ defender Nathan.]()
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Sunday preview? YB striker Jordan Siebatcheu (r.) Is on the ball in front of FCZ defender Nathan.
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Fortunately for FCZ there is no relegated team in this table! In the ball possession ranking of the Super League, the city club ranks last. With an average of 42.3 percent, no other team is less on the ball. Even promoted Vaduz is better.
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Right at the front: today’s Zurich opponent YB with 56.8 percent possession. In Wankdorf, the duel between possession and non-possession increases. Will Zurich have to be dominated as the numbers suggest? “I don’t hope it will be that extreme,” says FCZ coach Massimo Rizzo, “we want to counter it and get to our ball possession moments. You can’t just defend. ”
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The Zurich hope: You got 36 goals and 33 points out of the meager value with efficiency. Vaduz, for example, is 10 points less. But it’s a tightrope walk. Like last time against Lausanne, the FCZ leaves the dictation of the game to the opponent so much that entire halves pass without FCZ scoring chances.
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That is not attractive to the fans – nor to the coach. “It’s a goal to make certain corrections,” says Rizzo. During the winter break, he wanted to throw overboard the “Safety First” motto that was introduced when he took office. But then had to spell it back because it was not successful. Rizzo: “It also depends on the type of player, it needs personalities.” Like Benjamin Kololli, who last made his comeback after a three-month injury break.
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Will that be enough in Bern, where Zurich has lost all of the last nine league games? Rizzo: “We are expecting a dominant opponent who has a certain intensity, especially in the home games. But I hope that we too can play to our strengths and have the necessary luck in competitions. “
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Published: March 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
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