“Eat, sleep, train”
Champion and tail light FCZ enjoys the sun in Turkey
The FCZ is currently the only Super League team not on the Iberian Peninsula. The champion and bottom of the table has been traveling to Turkey for years in preparation for the second half of the season.
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Yanick Brecher has had a turbulent year.
Christian Finkbeinerfootball boss
Yanick Brecher has been with the FCZ for more than a decade, and the captain can’t remember any other training camp destination in winter than southern Turkey. “And when we went to Spain, I was injured.”
For the keeper, however, the location of the training camp does not play a major role. He describes the daily routine as “eating, sleeping, exercising”. The quality of the food and the training conditions are important and these are good in Turkey. The weather is also playing along this year. “And the best thing is that the training ground is right next to the hotel.”
Rather switch off than World Cup
The defending champions, who are at the bottom of the table, have been preparing for the second half of the season in Belek for a week, including three friendlies against Cluj (3-1), Schalke (2-2) and Hanover. There is no danger of cabin fever, “because the team chemistry is good and we would have to be out and about together for more than seven days to get cabin fever,” says Brecher – and laughs.
After an intense year, the captain and his colleagues recharged their batteries during the longest winter break in the Super League. Brecher even followed the World Cup in Qatar only marginally. “I took a conscious decision and wanted to gain some distance from football.” With two small children at home, this is not too difficult. “Then you don’t have to travel too big on vacation.”
No sleepless nights
The break did us good, as did the training weeks in Zurich in December, after FCZ had played 30 games in 121 days in the preliminary round. This is another reason why the days in Turkey are “extremely important” for Brecher so that the team can develop tactically. Something that was hardly possible due to the tight schedule in autumn.
Despite two wins from the last three games, the champions are still at the bottom of the table at the end of the preliminary round. “A year ago we were a bit surprised that we’re first, now that we’re last,” says Brecher. But as is well known, the table does not lie. The FCZ goalie has no sleepless nights due to the table situation. “The team is intact and the situation is not hopeless. We have enough quality to get away from the bottom of the table.”
Credit Suisse Super League
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