André Breitenreiter explains Zurich's hussar piece

It was time on Sunday. Zurich prevailed 2-0 with the immediate pursuer FC Basel, the 13th championship title was perfect. "Master out of nowhere," said the NZZ and asked astonished: "How could that happen?"

Breitenreiter, in office since last summer, had explained that the FCZ, which was actually expected in the relegation zone, entered the Phalanx of Young Boys Bern (champion from 2018 to 21) and FC Basel (2010 to 2017) is. "We saw again today how the team works," said the 48-year-old after the victory in Basel and an unobstructible 16 points ahead.

We did great things - and I'm just the coach, the companion.

André Breitenreiter

"The team has so much character, so much heart, so much love. A really great team. We rightly become Swiss champions," said Breitenreiter. With a clear recipe: "Communication, intuition and a clear game idea", namely a raid-like offensive game in the 3-5-2 system.

And with a trainer who was also cautious after the championship. "I don't want to put myself in the foreground here. We have done great things - and I'm just the coach, the companion."

a decades of hussar pieces

The boulevard leaf look after the first Zurich title a little different since 2009. Breitenreiter is recognized as a "star coach", which "exceeded the wildest expectations and made a decades of hussar."

Breitenreiter let his players throw up at least after the success, and was "glad that my pants were not torn". So the celebrations were able to start without a handicap - and with a satisfied width rider. "World class, the mail is really going!"

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