“We paid a high price for my experiments”

Six games, no victory: after the 1: 2 against Belgium, the Swiss national team coach Vladimir Petkovic speaks of “a bit of frustration”. He admits his experiments must have led to defeat.

After a good first half and a 1-0 lead, Switzerland broke up – in the end they lost the Leuven test against number 1 in the FIFA 1: 2 ranking. “We paid a high price for my experiments. But that’s also what test games are for. As a coach, you have to prove something, “said Vladimir Petkovic.

What the national team manager meant by the experiments were the four changes at the start of the second half. He eliminated the top scorer Admir Mehmedi and especially the captain Granit Xhaka. «Granite is our leader. But it doesn’t have to be that you depend on a single player. Of course: after the break we lost some organization. The pressure wasn’t that high anymore, “said Petkovic.

In the end, however, the defeat was also due to individual errors in the two goals conceded. Petkovic: “Against such opponents you pay dearly for these mistakes.” Switzerland have conceded five goals in their last two games, all because of him. “You can always be wrong. But in total it is clearly not true in the last few games, ”said Petkovic.

All in all, the coach had to state: “Six games without a single win cause a bit of frustration. In terms of results, it is insufficient “.

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