Richard
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Close observer of Swiss football
The catalyst for FC Sion's late comeback on Friday was one of my favourite players from 2024/2025 - Ilyas Chouaref
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July 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The catalyst for FC Sion's late comeback on Friday was one of my favourite players from 2024/2025 - Ilyas Chouaref
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FC Sion's crazy comeback in the opening matchday of the Swiss Super League season highlighted a couple of players that I wasn't that familiar with. One of these was Miguel Reichmuth of FC Zürich
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July 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
FC Sion's crazy comeback in the opening matchday of the Swiss Super League season highlighted a couple of players that I wasn't that familiar with. One of these was Miguel Reichmuth of FC Zürich
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Benno Schmitz leaving for Bayern Munich II is a surprise given his level is suited to a bottom half Swiss Super League club.
More change for Grasshopper Club given the mass exodus of loanees.
More change for Grasshopper Club given the mass exodus of loanees.
June 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Benno Schmitz leaving for Bayern Munich II is a surprise given his level is suited to a bottom half Swiss Super League club.
More change for Grasshopper Club given the mass exodus of loanees.
More change for Grasshopper Club given the mass exodus of loanees.
Can’t understand the decision for Servette to not sign Alioune Ndoye after his loan spell; such an excellent physical profile.
Won’t be short of suitors.
Won’t be short of suitors.
June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Can’t understand the decision for Servette to not sign Alioune Ndoye after his loan spell; such an excellent physical profile.
Won’t be short of suitors.
Won’t be short of suitors.
Conté not returning is no surprise.
I hope they don’t rely on Noah Persson returning from loan to replace him, particularly if Hadjam departs. Persson is an okay player for lower table teams but would represent a step back for Young Boys if he reintegrates into the squad.
I hope they don’t rely on Noah Persson returning from loan to replace him, particularly if Hadjam departs. Persson is an okay player for lower table teams but would represent a step back for Young Boys if he reintegrates into the squad.
June 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Conté not returning is no surprise.
I hope they don’t rely on Noah Persson returning from loan to replace him, particularly if Hadjam departs. Persson is an okay player for lower table teams but would represent a step back for Young Boys if he reintegrates into the squad.
I hope they don’t rely on Noah Persson returning from loan to replace him, particularly if Hadjam departs. Persson is an okay player for lower table teams but would represent a step back for Young Boys if he reintegrates into the squad.
CB was a real weakness for Young Boys last year, keen to see how Wüthrich fits in.
June 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
CB was a real weakness for Young Boys last year, keen to see how Wüthrich fits in.
I’m late commenting on Lugano’s signing of Damian Kelvin but 2 options are possible here:
1. No departures and Lugano retain their back 3.
2. CB departure and Kelvin is a replacement.
I hope it’s the latter option, though really hope it isn’t Hajdari leaving (despite it being the likely outcome).
1. No departures and Lugano retain their back 3.
2. CB departure and Kelvin is a replacement.
I hope it’s the latter option, though really hope it isn’t Hajdari leaving (despite it being the likely outcome).
June 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I’m late commenting on Lugano’s signing of Damian Kelvin but 2 options are possible here:
1. No departures and Lugano retain their back 3.
2. CB departure and Kelvin is a replacement.
I hope it’s the latter option, though really hope it isn’t Hajdari leaving (despite it being the likely outcome).
1. No departures and Lugano retain their back 3.
2. CB departure and Kelvin is a replacement.
I hope it’s the latter option, though really hope it isn’t Hajdari leaving (despite it being the likely outcome).
Athekame is an impressive young player and re-signing with Young Boys until 2029 is a reward for the progress he made this season. His goal for next season will surely be to cement the starting RB position ahead of Blum.
June 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Athekame is an impressive young player and re-signing with Young Boys until 2029 is a reward for the progress he made this season. His goal for next season will surely be to cement the starting RB position ahead of Blum.
I know he's had trouble staying healthy, but Ignacio Aliseda departing is a big loss for Lugano; he averaged a goal involvement every 111 minutes in the league this season.
His long-term hamstring injury coincided with the start of Lugano's poor league form.
His long-term hamstring injury coincided with the start of Lugano's poor league form.
May 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I know he's had trouble staying healthy, but Ignacio Aliseda departing is a big loss for Lugano; he averaged a goal involvement every 111 minutes in the league this season.
His long-term hamstring injury coincided with the start of Lugano's poor league form.
His long-term hamstring injury coincided with the start of Lugano's poor league form.
I believe Anto Grgic is Lugano's second most important player for the way they play (after Uran Bislimi). I have just been able to view the first half only of Lugano's recent fixture away vs Lausanne, and he was by far the standout performer to HT.
May 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I believe Anto Grgic is Lugano's second most important player for the way they play (after Uran Bislimi). I have just been able to view the first half only of Lugano's recent fixture away vs Lausanne, and he was by far the standout performer to HT.
Should Yverdon Sport be relegated, Christian Marques is a player that will potentially move on from the club.
May 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Should Yverdon Sport be relegated, Christian Marques is a player that will potentially move on from the club.
Benito and Lauper fail to communicate on an aerial ball and clash heads.
Sickening collision though solidifies my opinion based on this season (voiced minutes earlier).
Sickening collision though solidifies my opinion based on this season (voiced minutes earlier).
YB desperately need CB reinforcements in the summer. I have been very unimpressed with every CB they have used this season (Benito, Camara, Zoukrou, Lauper, Husic). There is a general lack of discipline amongst these players, and no solid partnership has been able to be formed.
May 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Benito and Lauper fail to communicate on an aerial ball and clash heads.
Sickening collision though solidifies my opinion based on this season (voiced minutes earlier).
Sickening collision though solidifies my opinion based on this season (voiced minutes earlier).
Rare occasion today where time zones line up and I can view and comment on a game live: Young Boys (YB) hosting Basel (BAS).
Whilst the result will not impact the table for the champions, there’s Champions League Football on the line for YB and 3pts would be massive
#YBBAS
Whilst the result will not impact the table for the champions, there’s Champions League Football on the line for YB and 3pts would be massive
#YBBAS
May 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Rare occasion today where time zones line up and I can view and comment on a game live: Young Boys (YB) hosting Basel (BAS).
Whilst the result will not impact the table for the champions, there’s Champions League Football on the line for YB and 3pts would be massive
#YBBAS
Whilst the result will not impact the table for the champions, there’s Champions League Football on the line for YB and 3pts would be massive
#YBBAS
And here are the Winterthur ratings
May 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
And here are the Winterthur ratings
Here are my comments on each of the Yverdon players' performances
May 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Here are my comments on each of the Yverdon players' performances
The definition of a relegation 6-pointer as Yverdon Sport (YS) travelled to Winterthur (WIN). Before kickoff, WIN occupied the relegation playoff spot, level on points with 3rd-last GCZ, and 1 pt ahead of YS with 2 games to play.
Here is my breakdown of the game🧵
Here is my breakdown of the game🧵
May 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The definition of a relegation 6-pointer as Yverdon Sport (YS) travelled to Winterthur (WIN). Before kickoff, WIN occupied the relegation playoff spot, level on points with 3rd-last GCZ, and 1 pt ahead of YS with 2 games to play.
Here is my breakdown of the game🧵
Here is my breakdown of the game🧵
What a strike it was by Kabashi - a 17-year-old in only his second appearance in the Swiss Super League.
Excellent technique to turn and a great finish in off the post. I was very impressed with his cameo off the bench, albeit against a tired, 10-man Yverdon side.
Excellent technique to turn and a great finish in off the post. I was very impressed with his cameo off the bench, albeit against a tired, 10-man Yverdon side.
May 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What a strike it was by Kabashi - a 17-year-old in only his second appearance in the Swiss Super League.
Excellent technique to turn and a great finish in off the post. I was very impressed with his cameo off the bench, albeit against a tired, 10-man Yverdon side.
Excellent technique to turn and a great finish in off the post. I was very impressed with his cameo off the bench, albeit against a tired, 10-man Yverdon side.
Initially wanted to analyse the relegation 6-pointer between Yverdon Sport (YS) and Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), though the 2nd yellow to YS's Tavares on 5' meant detailed analysis would not be particularly relevant. I instead want to highlight one of GCZ's standouts.
#GCZYS
#GCZYS
May 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Initially wanted to analyse the relegation 6-pointer between Yverdon Sport (YS) and Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), though the 2nd yellow to YS's Tavares on 5' meant detailed analysis would not be particularly relevant. I instead want to highlight one of GCZ's standouts.
#GCZYS
#GCZYS
Aside from the first 15 minutes of the second half, Lugano prevented Basel from playing the end to end attacking football that has been so free scoring during the second half of the season. This stifled the effectiveness of Traore and Otele, though both contributed defensively.
May 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Aside from the first 15 minutes of the second half, Lugano prevented Basel from playing the end to end attacking football that has been so free scoring during the second half of the season. This stifled the effectiveness of Traore and Otele, though both contributed defensively.
I've only just been able to view the second half of Basel's 5-2 win at Lugano. Having watched the first half a couple of days ago, I couldn't understand how, against 10 men, Lugano were able to concede 4 second half goals based on how the first half played out.
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I've only just been able to view the second half of Basel's 5-2 win at Lugano. Having watched the first half a couple of days ago, I couldn't understand how, against 10 men, Lugano were able to concede 4 second half goals based on how the first half played out.
My thoughts on the individual performances for Lugano in their 2-0 away win at FC Luzern. Huge win for the side which puts them right back in the hunt for Europe.
#LUZLUG #creditsuissesuperleague
#LUZLUG #creditsuissesuperleague
May 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My thoughts on the individual performances for Lugano in their 2-0 away win at FC Luzern. Huge win for the side which puts them right back in the hunt for Europe.
#LUZLUG #creditsuissesuperleague
#LUZLUG #creditsuissesuperleague
Perhaps unfairly omitted from this conversation was Joe Mendes, on loan at Basel from SC Braga but with the option to buy in the summer.
Will be watching both the Servette and Lugano games through the lens of their respective RBs (or RWB in Zanotti's case assuming Hajdari is fit to start).
Different profiles but, to me, the two standout RBs in the league this season.
Different profiles but, to me, the two standout RBs in the league this season.
May 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Perhaps unfairly omitted from this conversation was Joe Mendes, on loan at Basel from SC Braga but with the option to buy in the summer.
Uran Bislimi has been one of my favourite players to watch this season. He has been deployed in a number of roles, though he is best utilised as Lugano's most advanced midfielder, linking the midfield and attack.
May 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Uran Bislimi has been one of my favourite players to watch this season. He has been deployed in a number of roles, though he is best utilised as Lugano's most advanced midfielder, linking the midfield and attack.
Another player out of contract in the summer I really like is Tsiy Ndenge of Grasshopper Zurich. Linked with a move back to Germany in January and could be on the move in the summer.
May 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Another player out of contract in the summer I really like is Tsiy Ndenge of Grasshopper Zurich. Linked with a move back to Germany in January and could be on the move in the summer.