March 29, 2024

Murat Yakin, the coach of the national team before his debut, this is how his ancestors began

Murat Yakin, the coach of the national team before his debut, this is how his ancestors began

The legacy of Murat Yakin’s predecessor is impressive: Vladimir Petkovic (58) has not only qualified regularly for the national team for every major tournament (World Cup 2016, World Cup 2018, EM 2020), the new Bordeaux coach also leaves the Swiss team with the best average score of all coaches Former National Team: In 78 caps, Petkovic averaged an impressive 1.79 points. Leaves “King Roy” Hodgson (1.78) and world coach Ottmar Hitzfeld (1.77) forever behind.

But the start of Yakin’s predecessor Petkovic seven years ago was not pleasant … At the beginning of September 2014, the qualifying match for the European Championship against England began at St. Jakob-Park in Basel with a 2-0 defeat. . A month later, Petkovic dived 0-1 with his new team in the qualifiers for the second European Championship in Slovenia. Two games, zero points. Fortunately for Petkovic, the third opponent is San Marino: in Serravalle there is a proper 4-0 match against a football dwarf in front of 2,289 fans.