Everything Nati coach Murat Yakin is currently trying is working. In the football talk show "Heimspiel bei der Nati", Ciriaco Sforza praises the work of the coach - and calls the Swiss FA to account.
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- Murat Yakin leads the Swiss national team to the round of 16 at the European Championship without defeat and proves his skill against Germany.
- The national team coach's contract expires after the tournament. Ciriaco Sforza and Andreas Böni make it clear in the football talk Heimspiel that the SFA must now seek to extend the contract.
- However, Sforza does not take it for granted that the collaboration will be extended: "It always takes two parties."
Murat Yakin is leading the Swiss national team into the last 16 of the European Championship with five points from three games and without defeat. Whether in the opener against Hungary, in the match against Scotland or in the neighboring duel with Germany - Yakin always proves to have a good hand and makes the right personnel decisions.
"You can see the development of the team. There is good progress, Murat is also bringing in young players, that must also be the goal," enthuses Ciriaco Sforza in the "home game with the Nati" and praises the work of Yakin and the entire coaching team.
With a view to the contract expiring after the European Championship, Sforza sees the Nati coach in a good position after the recent results. "Muri doesn't have to do anything. Muri is doing it right and keeping calm. The focus for him is on the European Championship," says the 54-year-old and demands that the federation takes the first step after the recent progress: "Who needs to do it now is the federation!"
What are Yakin's plans?
Andreas Böni, editor-in-chief of blue Sport, agrees with Sforza: "For me, it's quite clear that the association must now approach Murat Yakin, regardless of the outcome of the round of 16. After this preliminary round, it makes sense to me that they want to continue with him."
However, it always takes two parties to reach an agreement. "He has very good arguments - but not just in the national team. He has good arguments in football as a whole because he shows that he has quality," the 79-time international added.
However, it could also be that Yakin sees himself in a different role in the future: "If there is a club or another national team that appeals to him, then I think he will give it some thought," says Sforza. That is also the right of the national team coach. "He is a free man, he can choose what and how he wants. But I would like him to stay."
