Yakin: “Switzerland can beat Brazil, we know their weaknesses” – Football

DOHA- “Switzerland can beat Brazil. I argue that it is possible: there have already been some surprises in this tournament and we know their weaknesses.” The coach Murat Yakin he doesn’t feel beaten from the start, even if he admits the technical superiority of his opponent, despite Neymar’s absence: “I certainly don’t rejoice that he isn’t there: it hurts the heart of those who are passionate about football, when a champion of this level. But it doesn’t change: Brazil have so many strong players that they could field three teams. Our task is absolutely no easier because there is no Neymar. Moreover, given the quality of Serbia, I think they will beat the Cameroon”.

The qualification, therefore, will be decided according to the coach in the last match with the Serbs. But there is a very fresh precedent, as he explains Shaqiri, to encourage the Swiss: “At the 2018 World Cup we drew 1-1 with Brazil and that result gave us confidence. Since then we have made further progress, scoring points against the big teams”. The allusion to Italy, painfully eliminated by Switzerland itself, is evident.

In recent months Yakin, who has doubts about Xhaka’s position and above all about the physical conditions of the talented Salzburg striker Okay (he didn’t train), had revealed to Blick some curious anecdotes about his family’s bond with Brazil: “My mother is a fan of Brazil, especially of Pele. My older brother Bülent, who will turn 70 next year, used to come nicknamed the white Pelé. And I gave a lecture at school on O Rey: playing against Seleçao, I realize the dream I had as a child.”