Switzerland play Italy to the wall. They impress as a collective and have the whole country dreaming of a major coup. The assessment after the round of 16 thriller.
"What dominance, what an idea for the game, what a team. European champions Italy knocked out just like that. Not just outplayed, outplayed, dominated, simply an outstanding performance.
The two magicians, the two with the magic wand: Murat Yakin and Granit Xhaka. We remember last fall, when it was said that there was no future under Murat Yakin. Then the two sit together, develop a playing idea that fits perfectly.
They bring in the youngsters and they pay them back. Fabian Rieder with a huge performance, Ruben Vargas with a super performance, Remo Freuler, perfectly integrated into this system.
Simply brilliant. The team has no limits. Now the quarter-final against England or Slovakia. It's possible to win there too. Because the national team has an idea of how to play. They know how to play up front. Italy had 0.0 ideas for the game. But nobody should say that the Italians were too bad. No, Switzerland were simply really strong and let us dream of the really, really big."
