(By Alfredo Somoza and Gonzalo Novillo)
Unpredictable. It may be the best definition for Switzerland. A team that is able to defeat the rocky Greece Greek hell losing to Luxembourg at home. The Swiss squad will play its World No. 9 in South Africa and try to at least the second round match made in Germany 06. His great rival for winning second place in Group H, the first seems reserved for Spain, "is the selection of Chile.
After the failure they suffered at Euro-hosted with Austria in 2008-the Swiss say goodbye to the first hurdle after losing in the first phase, "Ottmar Hitzfeld , Swiss adoption took charge of the selection . The renowned German coach was slowly building a competitive team that recovered the defensive solidity shown in the World Cup-Switzerland is the only team in the history of the world that managed to leave the tournament without conceding a single goal. ; With extraordinary teamwork , a perfect mix of veterans and youth, the vision of the leader board Gokhan Inler, the overflow and speed Tranquillo Barnetta, smell Nkufo scorer Alexander Frei and fireproof, and a tremendous tactical discipline, the Swiss managed to qualify directly for South Africa after finishing first in their group ahead of Greece and after receiving only 8 goals in 10 matches .
Another key factor was the resurgence Swiss psychological work Hitzfeld made on their wards. Before the veteran German coach to take charge of selection, combined Swiss morale was low. If there was a team in front theoretically superior, Switzerland and went to the lawn shrank shrunk. Everything changed when Ottmar an excellent motivator, arrived. Without complex and the resources to play the ball, the Swiss always come to the party without speculating whoever the opponent turn.
Although the future looks bright for the Swiss football in 2009 a young crop of talent Swiss won the title of the Nigeria U-17 World , after defeating the "Flying Eagles" in the grand final, and the excellent work done by Hitzfeld, the friendly win against Uruguay in March uncovered the shortcomings (suffer too much with balls on the back of their defense, sometimes lack forcefulness, poise and playfulness, and attack, which are somewhat predictable, rely heavily on Alexander Frei) of a selection that will have a difficult debut in the World to Spain on Wednesday the 16 at 16h. Subsequently, the Swiss will play a large part of their options to pass to the second phase in the 'final' against Chile Monday 21 to 16h. To end your participation in this first phase will take on the 'Cinderella' of the group, Honduras on Friday 25 at 20:30
So play
Switzerland plays with a clear 4-4-2 with two pins and two inside. During the qualifying round this has been the most widely used scheme by Ottmar Hitzfeld. The German coach, looking for more creativity, obtado sometimes has to play with a 4-5-1 with Yakin down payment, Nkfo sacrificing and leaving only up to the top scorer Frei. Without emabrgo, facing South, with the recovery of Frei and the good time scorer that crosses the front of African origin, most likely opt for Hitzfeld to play with the 4-4-2, where up to exert pressure both front is critical to the team's defensive network.
Swiss The game is characterized by good treatment the ball. Despite also have resources to play the game directly to a 'tower' as Derdiyok, the young striker of Bayern Leverkusen wait his chance on the bench, "to Hitzfeld likes his players develop the play and try to translate their quality with a touch game, walls, support and depth bands to take advantage of the speed and overflowing diagonal Barnetta and Paladino. With technical centers and media to view game-Inler and Gelson Fernandez, when she plays the Saint-Etienne as usual is the 'Woodcutter' Huggel, "the Swiss are comfortable when they the ball in his possession. But the hallmark of Swiss is without doubt the great tactical discipline. Each player has a mission to be fulfilled to the letter so that everything goes as expected. If a part fails, the Swiss machinery breaks down.
The Swiss defense is one of the weaknesses of the team . Hampered by injuries to players like Djorou, Degen and Spycher, with Senderos 'touched' and both sides have 'soul' of track as Lichtsteiner on the right and Magnin Ziegler or the left, the team suffers when the rival in turn posts in contention at two ends with quality, speed and overflow. In the center of the rear Grichting has become the 'chief of defense, but we must not forget that the Auxerre player this season has acted more like his team left lateral and central. Both Grichting himself as Philippe Senderos , the pass hard time when they seek backs because they are two central somewhat slow . This slowness in replicating explains that the defensive line is usually placed in a position quite delayed.
In midfield, Huggel , destructive man par excellence, provides balance to the midfield and takes care of the dirty work. Brings sacrifice, constant support, strength and is a faithful squire Gokhan Inler. The Everton player is responsible for organizing and distributing Swiss game. With an exceptional game viewing, also provides arrival, work, despite its quality does not shirk its responsibility in the bilge-tasks, and an interesting shot from distance. Another option you have for Hitzfeld is midfielder Gelson Fernandes , much more creative than Huggel. For the bands central to the German coach, or Padalino Behrami on the right and Barnetta on the left, are responsible for broadening the field and centers serving the area for Frei and Nkufo rival. In many cases, side shift, Lichtsteiner and Magin and Ziegler, unfold in attack which favors the superiority Switzerland by the wings. Barnetta brings a lot overflowing, speed, and is one of the most dangerous weapons in the Swiss in their offense. Padalino or Behrami are more planes, but they provide a good deal of work and in the case of the Sampdoria player, interesting diagonal break the script, a much anticipated of attack your computer.
Top Switzerland relies heavily on Alexander Frei . Having recovered from a broken one arm, mobility and opportunism of the current Basel player is critical to your computer. His strike partner is Nkufo veteran striker is undergoing very dynamic scoring a sweet moment. Both provide an important work pressure and a constant mobility uncheck pulling, down to receive and assist in the development, which greatly facilitates the work of the media when connected to line of attack.
Finally it must be said ace in the hole is saved to provide technical Teutonic a dose of creativity and imagination to attack his army, the veteran Hakam Yakin will start from the bench when things get ugly to give a different touch on the offensive with his left-handed Swiss gold will also bring a lot of danger in the plays of strategy.
In short, Switzerland is a team that has quality players but who with significant gaps (defensively suffer too much with computers that are powerful for the bands and fast forward, and attack, the Swiss are somewhat predictable, if a team is closing the wings, the team's offensive resources Hitzfeld is reduced to a minimum-).
CALL
Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg)
One of the defenses of Switzerland. Regarded as the best goalkeeper in the history of his country, has some exceptional reflexes, great resilience, thanks to its speed and height is fluent passing game. Spaces covers very well one-on-one and constantly sends commands and To trail behind them.
Johnny Leoni (Zurich ) DOOR
party as the third goalkeeper in the World Cup. It is a goalkeeper who is known for its courage in leaving their balls hanging frame. Risk a lot but fails slightly. Good reflexes and great jumping ability to complement a spectacular goalkeeper. Setting
Wolfi ( Young Boys) DOOR
Benaglio is the alternate. Makes a great costume and work in the field noted for its sobriety blocking and transmitting the high security in all its actions.
Challenge Ziegler (Sampdoria) LEFT SIDE
The Sampdoria player can act as a winger or left winger. Physically it is a wonder that the party can be all up and down the band. Emphasizes more on offensive tasks, where his power serves to overwhelm and hanging balls to center field with his good thread. It has a good shot from distance and his only moon is the lack of tactical rigor that often plays tricks on him to when defending. Given the low Spycher, will be held the starting job at left with veteran Magnin.
Ludovic Magnin (Zurich) LEFT SIDE
of Zurich The left-back has entered the list at the last minute Spycher injury. With a fracture in one of his hands, is training with plaster and putting them rushing to South Africa. If you are physically at 100%, Magnin will provide depth with constant additions to the attack, good schools from the baseline and more forceful defense of his "rival" for the post, Reto Ziegler. Your excess pundonor usually cost a large number of cards.
Philippe Senderos (Everton) CENTRAL
Everton looked in the minutes that he had at Arsenal, but also failed to settle as a starter in the Liverpool team. Very strong Central is a barnacle on the mark, is a wonder in the air and has the capacity to get the ball played. However, its slow, both in career and the turn, creates many problems with forward speed. Injuries have weighed down its progression. In principle as part owner Grichting couple at the center of defense. Stéphan
Grichting (Auxerre) CENTRAL
At 31 years old is going through its best. He is the leader of the Swiss defense. Expeditious, tenacious, accurate at the time of releasing the ball and very smart tactically, his only goal in his 32 caps for Switzerland awarded first place in the group stage in the key match against Greece. In Auxerre, 3 of the Ligue One, has played as left by the eruption of Malian Coulibali. Mario
Eggiman (Hannover 96) CENTRAL
Relay in central Switzerland which has lagged behind due to its height, a stranglehold of the game air. Hard on the mark and expedient, it lacks quality to get the ball clean from behind. Heinz
Barmettler (Zurich ) CENTRAL
One of the big surprises of the final list of Hitzfeld. Djorou's injury opened a spot for a center, and the young women of Dominican descent has beaten the Von Bergen. Fast and with a mighty leap, pose a powerful shot and an interesting anticipation. What still needs to improve tactically. Stephan
Lichtsteiner (Lazio ) RIGHT SIDE
Trust of Hitzfeld in the Lazio player is such that only has him as a theorist called right back. This is a player who has more wingback position, and coming up with great regularity and highlights the band more offensive than defensive work. Still, his energy and make him right job on defense.
Gelson Fernandes (Saint-Etienne) MEDIA CENTER
distributes the ball and covers substantially long field in the wide part because of its combustible presence. Cold and calculating in their game, showing his tremendous quality in every action. It is a more offensive variant Huggel for Hitzfeld.
Benjamin Huggel (Basel) Media Centre
Destroyer born who brings balance and security to the Swiss core. Partly as a holder in front of Gelson Fernandes. Inler's back cover and is always willing to lend a hand where it's needed. Tactically very smart, avoids flourishes.
Pirmin Schwegler (Eintrach Frankfurt) MEDIUM CENTER
comprehensive Young midfielder who excels in defensive duties but has a refined technique to play the ball with precision and discretion. Turn quickly and never shirks the crash. Gokhan
Inler (Udinese) Media Centre
Switzerland's brain. Organizes the game, has a great ride, has excellent vision and his polished technique allows you to make long passes measured. It has a powerful shot, ability to dribble, and not shirk defensive duties. Smart tactically, is a physical marvel. Excellent midfield which will soon make the jump to one of the largest in Europe.
Xherdam Shaqiri (Basel) LEFT INSIDE
this young lefty Albanian midfielder is one of the biggest surprises in the list of Hitzfeld. Very explosive, has great dribbling in career scoring, mid-distance shot a lot of technique. Player to watch. Tranquillo
Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen) LEFT INSIDE
One of the most dangerous weapons to attack the Swiss. Constantly overflows, is bold, creative and very dynamic. Play better with spaces where the top speed advantage. Center has a great career, great technique, a good shot and moves like a fish in water between the lines. Hitzfeld indisputable.
Valon Behrami (West Ham) INTERIOR RIGHT - MIDDLE CENTRAL
Versatile and dynamic, you can play for both bands and their best quality is its physical deployment. Lacks depth and overflow, work piece and has a nice touch of the ball.
Marco Paladino (Sampdoria) right inner
The Swiss Kily Gonzalez. Owner of his band, is a fighter with power not without good technique, spark and an interesting change of pace. Its diagonals are a constant danger, though it lacks some overflow. Up front is a bit flat.
Hakan Yakin (Luzern)
Veteran playmaker midfielder who has a glove on his left leg. Imaginative and creative, you can download the midfield to lend a hand in organizing the game, but always reaches the penalty area. He has a great mid-distance shot is a 'ace' in the strategy. His lack of regular Hitzfeld does not convince you normally use as a lever off the bench. When you have your day dazzles with high-quality details.
Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen) FRONT CENTER Front
far future, has a great physique-1.90-which lets you drop balls , hold the ball back and dominate the air. Very powerful, has a good kicking ball-does not think when topped with both legs, and interesting movements between the lines. He knows very well look back on defense, and despite its size, is a very dynamic front. Has good technical conditions that make work in developing the game and get a receipt. Its large moon, especially with the selection, it lacks flair murderer, add 3 goals in 19 games with Switzerland.
Alexander Frei (Basel) FRONT CENTER
recovering from a fractured one of his arms, Frei is the beacon of the Swiss striker. 40 goals in 72 games for the praise of a striker with an excellent ability to finish and high mobility, ability to match criteria, hardworking, shrewd and opportunistic. Blaise
Nkufo (Twente) FRONT CENTER
The case of the striker of Congolese origin is really funny, because it is going through, at 35 Chestnut, his best football. A step below Frei, was grown in the classification stage where he scored 5 goals in 10 games. Athletic and very mobile, it goes very well head and has the capacity to combine. Permanent fixture with Hitzfeld. Albert
Bunjako (Nuremberg) FRONT CENTER
has entered late in the injury list Streller. Similar to forward Alexander Frei. Has been slow to exploit, But this season has broken with great force in the Bundesliga showing great talent as a scorer
ABSENCES
The Swiss will in South Africa combined with many important absences. The last time has been that of 'Gigantic' Streller, who will miss the appointment of South Africa after suffering a hamstring while training with the selection in the 'stage' of preparing Swiss. Its low represents a setback for Hiztfeld as the German coach came to him very well by Marco Streller caracterísitcas as 'plunger' of matches and to play a more direct way exploiting their height 1.95.
For the rest of absences should be highlighted three main groups, one of which is formed those players because of injury, either actual, or apparatus that has kept him for much of the season, will miss the World Cup. This is the case Djorou , the young center was injured Arsenal last August in a friendly with the selection and has lost more than 6 months of competition after undergoing surgery on his knee. Nor will the injury that was emerging as starting left side at this World Cup in Switzerland, Christoph Spycher . The veteran Swiss player Eintracht brought much more security and Ziegler defensive Magnin, so its low, due to a knee injury which occurred on April 10 in a Bundesliga match Borussia Moenchengladbach, will cause more of a headache to Hitzfeld, and Phillip Degen , which his constant injuries have prevented him play if you want a game just qualifying.
For the rest of absences should be highlighted three main groups, one of which is formed those players because of injury, either actual, or apparatus that has kept him for much of the season, will miss the World Cup. This is the case Djorou , the young center was injured Arsenal last August in a friendly with the selection and has lost more than 6 months of competition after undergoing surgery on his knee. Nor will the injury that was emerging as starting left side at this World Cup in Switzerland, Christoph Spycher . The veteran Swiss player Eintracht brought much more security and Ziegler defensive Magnin, so its low, due to a knee injury which occurred on April 10 in a Bundesliga match Borussia Moenchengladbach, will cause more of a headache to Hitzfeld, and Phillip Degen , which his constant injuries have prevented him play if you want a game just qualifying.
The second sector comprises players who have had the confidence of the coach during any phase of qualifying, but have finally been South Africa without a passport. One of the most striking cases is that of Steve von Bergen , forceful and expeditious central that despite not being a permanent fixture on the bottom side of the -24 Bundesliga games played for Hertha this season-had been the practice in the call for Hitzfeld. Nor will the front electric Vonlanthen, who came to play 5 of the 10 games of qualifying, but ultimately, it has been left out, preferring to include in his quartet Ottmar attacking players with a more scorer. Alain Nef , fairly unobtrusive right side Triestina, has been hit hard since Ottmar preferred to take one right back, Lichtsteiner, rather than have their usual service as spares.
In the third group are the young talents who are the future of the team, but to them that the World Cup has come too soon. In this group we must include Valentin Strock -young end in Basel has proven its quality for the overflow and good definition, Blerim Dzemaili , another puppy playing in midfield and has an excellent touch, and Ben Nassim Khalifa, talented second striker 18 with tremendous potential.
For Finally, among the old friends of the English fans to not be in the finals are Xavier Margairaz , the current player Zürich after severe ligament damage in his knee never regained the level it was during first months with Osasuna, Fabio Celestini , the sticky Getafe midfielder and Ricardo Cabanas , Galician descent player who came to play 47 games with the Swiss, though not really surprising it's not a presence in South Africa, and none of them have never had the confidence of Ottmar Hitzfeld.
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