Switzerland National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

June 15, 2021

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Switzerland National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

Despite the fact that the Switzerland National Team haven’t had much luck in this competition so far, the manager Petkovic is determined to help his team to improve their performance on the field. So far, The Swiss have had the privilege of being part of the European Championship 4 times.

Their first appearance at the EURO Championship was in 1996. However, their significant success happened in 2016 when the Switzerland National Team managed to reach beyond the group stages, getting to the round-of-16, before losing to the Poland National Team.

Despite an unenviable history at the previous championships, it’s clear that Switzerland is a growing force in football and they have proved that on many occasions in the recent matches, especially when they got to the semi-finals of the inaugural 2019 UEFA Nations League.

Find all the important information about their football manager, the possible lineup, the key player, full squad, tactics, form and the schedule of the matches.

Football Manager of the Switzerland National Team

Vladimir Petkovic is the former football player and manager of the Switzerland National Team. Besides managing the national team, Petkovic is also famous for managing Italian club Lazio and various other football clubs from Switzerland. He’s been in charge of the national team since 2014.

During his managing career, Petkovic has managed to guide the Switzerland National team to the consecutive round-of-16 appearances both at the 2016 European Championship and 2018 World Cup. He was responsible for the 4th place of his team at the inaugural UEFA Nations League.

Thanks to his rich experience gained over more than two decades as a manager, Vladimir Petkovic surely has the ‘know-how’ to make it to the knockout rounds and help his team achieve the best possible result.

Switzerland Possible Lineup for the European Championship

Although there has been a lot of speculation as to how the team might look on the field, here is the possible lineup: Sommer on the goal, in defense Lotomba, Schär, Akanji, and Benito. In the midfield we could see Zakaria, Xhaka, Rodriguez, and Shaqiri, while the attack will be in charge of Vargas and Embolo.

The Key Player of the Switzerland National Team

One of the most important players of the Switzerland Squad is, undoubtedly, the midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri. At the moment he plays as a winger for the Premier League club Liverpool. The main reason why everyone thinks of him as the strongest link of the squad is the fact that he has earned over 90 caps and scored 23 goals for the National Team so far.

Besides Shaqiri, the striker of the National Team and the forward of Benfica, Haris Seferovic is another key player according to his explosiveness and incredible ability with the ball. His biggest achievement during his 4 seasons so far is breaking 10 league goals at club level. Seferovic has been playing for the National Team since 2013, and, so far, during his career he has earned over 70 caps.

Manuel Akanji, the defender of the National Team and Borussia Dortmund. This 25-year-old football player will be responsible for the strong defense. According to his progressivism with the ball, Akanji is among the key players who will decide the fate of his team in the upcoming matches.

The Full Squad of the Switzerland National Team

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach), Yvon Mvogo (PSV), Gregor Kobel (Stuttgart)

Defenders: Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Loris Benito (Bordeaux), Eray Cömert (Basel), Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Jordan Lotomba (Nice), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), Becir Omeragic (Zürich), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Basel)

Midfielders: Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Frankfurt), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Mönchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Frankfurt)

Forwards: Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb), Breel Embolo (Mönchengladbach), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), Haris Seferović (Benfica)

Tactics & Form of the Switzerland National Team for the EURO 2021:

Vladimir Petkovic has used 3-4-2-1 and 5-4-1 formations in the recent fixtures. He chose either one or the other variant, which depended on whether he thought the team should move forward or be compact in defense. It is expected that Petković will use either one or the other formation.

Despite the competitive and hard Group D, the Switzerland National Team has managed to finish top of it. They lost only 1 match and picked up the incredible 17 points from the other 8 games they played. Switzerland was 1 point above the Denmark National Team in the other automatic qualifying spot. In third spot they were 4 points ahead of the Ireland National Team.