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Come Mario Balotelli…
Lucerne: how does the power struggle end?
The dispute between the shareholders reached the next level of escalation in Lucerne shortly before Christmas. Now it’s up to the lawyers. The exit is completely open. In any case, Bernhard Alpstaeg is sticking to his plan to dismiss the entire board of directors. On the transfer market, FCL has replaced the retired Gentner with talent Mamady Diambou. Coach Frick is still hoping for a striker and a central defender.
Basel: Will there be peace?
no When it comes to entertainment, red-blue remains the measure of all things. The “Szalai case” goes into the next (court) round in mid-January, and World Cup driver Fabian Frei will keep FCB busy for a long time in the second half of the season. Because the captain and record player comes back to the Joggeli after his appearances against Cameroon and Brazil with a big chest, but recently played no role under Alex Frei. Spicy: Szalai and Frei once played together at Mainz 05 and have known each other for almost eight years. And are allowed to think about the situation.
St. Gallen: does Zigi continue to wear green and white?
Yes. Although the St. Gallen crowd’s favorite at the World Cup with Ghana convinced and was able to increase its market value, the 26-year-old will most likely stay in Kybunpark. Because the goalie market is usually quiet. Because Zigi is not an issue at Gladbach. Because winter transfers always involve risk. And because the crowd favorite still has a contract until 2025.
Zurich: Who scores goals at the bottom?
27 goals conceded in 16 league games. But the problem child of the fallen master is the offensive: 0.8 goals on average. In the championship season it was 2.2. Top scorer Tosin has just four goals. Okita three. Santini and Viunnyk are goalless and well below expectations. Daniel Afriyie (21) from Ghana brings up the rear and is loaning Croatian Roko Simic (19) from Salzburg until the summer. Two goal guarantors in the relegation battle? Not according to the statistics. Simic remained goalless in the Austrian Bundesliga in the preliminary round, Afriyie has one goal of the season so far.
Sion: Will Balotelli stick to Celestini’s guidelines?
New year, new coach. Fabio Celestini succeeds Paolo Tramezzani, who was sacked after the 2:7 against St. Gallen. The Vaud native will sign until the end of the year. The big goal: winning the cup. Celestini is known for its total commitment. The big question: How will Mario Balotelli react to the new manager? “My guidelines apply to everyone,” says the coach. “Mario told me I could count on him.” The Italian was still struggling with the flu at the beginning of the year after contracting Covid at the end of 2022.
Servette: Is the Geiger era coming to an end?
On January 22nd, Alain Geiger will officiate his 178th servette game. Only Peter Zeidler in St. Gallen has been in office for that long. An eternity in the fast-moving football business. But the Geiger era may be coming to an end. His contract ends in June and the signals do not point to an extension. The “Tribune de Genève” already names Tramezzani (ex Sion) or Lustrinelli (Thun) as a replacement.
Lugano: When will Aliseda and Amoura arrive?
With the fast outside runner Maren Haile-Selassie (23), probably the best joker of the preliminary round, moves to partner club Chicago Fire in the USA. Means: From now on there will be more playing time for super sprinter Amoura or the Argentinian Aliseda (22). Amoura cost over 1.2 million francs in the summer of 2021, while Chicago once paid over 3 million for Aliseda. When will the two really hit the Ticino? And who first?
YB: Who makes the camara?
In February, YB defense chief Ali Camara (25) broke his forearm, he had surgery only recently at the beginning of November, he played with a splint for almost a year. Outstanding so far this season. 9 goals conceded in 16 league games. Now the Guinean international has been sidelined for months with a torn meniscus he sustained in training. The question for the leader: who does the camara? It looks like Lustenberger (34) and Zesiger (24) are seeded ahead of Juwel Amenda (19). It doesn’t matter who defends: it will be difficult to keep the average goals conceded (0.55) so low.
GC: Will the Chinese get out of GC soon?
The owners of the record champions around President Sky Sun have already burned a lot of money since April 2020. But they keep investing. They have already secured a first move in the winter transfer period. The Japanese Teruki Hara comes on loan. There are also changes in the coaching staff. Giorgio Contini has a new assistant coach in Romain Villiger. However, the 40-year-old from Bern is no stranger to the Hoppers. He previously worked as a talent manager.
Winterthur: Can Winti compensate for the Fayulu failure?
At the end of October, Winti goalie Timothy Fayulu lay down several times in the game against FC St. Gallen, had to be treated several times, but still kept playing. The St. Gallen romp: Kasperlitheater! time game! What nobody knows at this point: Fayulu was seriously injured. Muscle tear in the thigh. He will also be absent in the first few weeks after the start of the second half of the season. With Markus Kuster (28), the climber has brought an experienced goalie from Austria. He was the last substitute goalie at KSC, but before that he played over 200 games for Mattersburg. Probably a viable replacement for unlucky Fayulu.
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