Natty manager Pierluigi Tami describes the quarter-final as a goal
“The best World Cup in our history”
Pierluigi Tammy (61 years old) is not a man of big words. But the day after moving to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Doha, the national manager did not utter his words: “We want to achieve the best Swiss World Cup result!”
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Nati’s manager Pierluigi Tammy and the team have high goals.
Christian FinkbeinerFootball coach
Better than 1954, when Switzerland lost 5: 7 to Austria in the quarter-finals of the World Cup at home? “That was a different era,” Ticino says and laughs. The Nati manager does not want to set any limits for his team and makes it clear: the goal is the quarter-finals.
Tammy remembers 2006, when the Swiss national team was not ready after a strong preliminary run and reached their goal in the round of 16 against Ukraine. “It’s a mental thing. If you’ve planned a trip of more than 1,000 km, you’ll be able to manage a little less than 1,000 km, but no more. But if you’ve planned 1,500 km, there’s no problem with 1,000 km.”
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National team coach Murat Yakin speaks to his players at the first Swiss national team training session in Doha.
Tammy doesn’t know if the team around captain Granit Xhaka (30) is the best national team ever. But she is definitely the most experienced at this level. Manager Nati is convinced: this team will remain hungry for more even after they survive the group stage.
Shakiri limps…
The first unit of Natty operates on the training campus of the Technical and Scientific University in Doha without much excitement. The focus is on acclimatizing to the conditions – when training starts at 4pm local time it’s about 30 degrees – and some post-flight practice on Monday when the national team arrived at the hotel around midnight.
Xherdan Shaqiri, 31, is the first to finish training. An hour later, the magic dwarf leaves the field with bare feet and limps slightly towards the fitness room, which is located under the roof of the tent with the most important equipment. What’s up with the magic troll? SFV gives it all. Shaqiri, who is competing in his fourth World Cup, has a blister on his feet.
… Rodriguez slightly injured
Ricardo Rodriguez (30), who bandaged his knee after a blow in the last championship match, also suffered a minor injury. Those players who played more than 50 minutes on Sunday retire from football after half an hour. Jan Sommer (33 years old) looks good. The goalkeeper participates in the training of the four goalkeepers without any problems.
When the national team finishes training just before 5:30, it’s pitch black. On Wednesday, after another training session, we will head to Abu Dhabi for a friendly match against Ghana. There will be final touches for the World Cup. A World Cup that has to be considered the most successful in SFV history.
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