Punished 1-0 by Denmark at the Copenhagen Parken in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, Switzerland paid the highest price for not having been able to grow its domination during a good hour of play. Back on this dull meeting with the tops and the flops of the national selection.
The tops of the Swiss team
1. Nico Elvedi: the defender of Borussia MOnchengladbach is in full confidence and that feels. Present in the duels, the 23-year-old Zurich has delivered a full match and cleared a lot of serenity. But he did not limit himself to his defensive role. He also shone at the relaunch by notably distilling an opening jewel in the back of the rearguard for Admir Mehmedi. Las, the recovery of the latter was masterfully diverted by Kasper Schmeichel. He is nevertheless guilty, like a good part of the team, on the Danish goal.
2. Granite Xhaka: Arsenal midfielder was an excellent conductor at Parken. If the Swiss score sounded so good for sixty minutes, it owes it to the 27-year-old Basel maestro. Not content to lead the maneuver, the young dad could even afford a goal with his magnificent strike that Schmeichel, still him, went to look in his dormer.
The flops of the Swiss team
1. Stephan Lichtsteiner: the Lucerne captain entered his match in a catastrophic way, being warned from the second minute. He later recovered but did not spend many centers and was several times faster. His replacement by Kevin Mbabu in the 67th seemed rather logical.
2. Breel Embolo: the generosity in the effort of the attacker was not enough to compensate for his waste too important, both in the shots in the assists. The Basel of Gladbach has misplaced many interesting balloons. Which is all the more damaging because his good will is obvious.
Copenhagen, Ludovic Perruchoud
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