Hardly ascended with Winterthur and already gone again. Shows a lot of respect too.
Let’s see how long he can stay with his heart club. You’ve broken up on bad things before.
Congratulations on the nest of the day!
Do you also have clever arguments to contribute something to the discussion or do you just want to do one on Internetrambo?
You want arguments and deliver such a post?
Absolutely no buck actually. But good:
– Frei has risen with Winterthur, more is hardly possible with this troupe.
– Thanks to Frei, Winterthur is first class for the first time in 37 years, from now on he can hardly win as a coach and lose a lot (relegation battle and possible dismissal)
– At FCB it can only go up after Abascal and his 1.4 point average
– Frei grew up near Basel, played for FCB, enjoys legendary status there
– at FCB he earns a multiple
– He plays internationally with FCB
– his family lives in the region
– he generates a transfer fee for Winterthur
– he quarreled with the old club management, which has been completely replaced, which you probably know
There’s no reason to turn down an offer from a better, European-playing, cashier club where he can do almost nothing but win
The arguments are all clear to me, thank you.
He can certainly win a lot in Basel, but he can also lose a lot. The club is no longer as stable as it was years ago. The new club management doesn’t exactly cover itself with much glory either. If things don’t go well, Frei will soon be history again. Just look at how Degen handled frames.
From a Basel point of view, the story of the prodigal son coming home is certainly romantic. mm after the step for him as a coach but too early. A season with Winterthur in the SL would certainly not have done him any harm, especially after his big words when he took office. There would not have been a relegation battle next season either, as nobody will be relegated, but you will surely know that.
But maybe I’m doing him an injustice and he’ll get Basel back on the road to success. We will see.
Aha, now I’m almost with you.
Yes, the club management is no longer stable. Yes, I wouldn’t have dismissed 2.0 point average frames. Yes, David Degen sometimes behaves like a zampano.
After the weak period under Abascal, there is now a change in the squad: Stocker, Kasami, Chalov (3 big earners) gone and certainly many new talents added. Plus Millar, Pelmard, etc. with a lot of development potential, plus the Bernese Young Boys and FC Zurich with squad changes and new coaches. I think there will be an exciting championship fight next season. As a coach, I would be more interested in that than in a relegation battle, even if there will be no direct relegation next year (crazy!).
Maybe it’s too early, it’s hard for me to judge. I think at the moment a coach who is rooted in the region and promises attacking football has a lot of credit with the Basel crowd.