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Granit Xhaka
The Bayer metronome
Sylvain Widmer
The Great Comeback
Vicente Sierra
Captain Found
Fabien Rieder
A 1st but, but. . .
Disappointing in the national shirt, Granit Xhaka shone in the Bundesliga, where his performances were praised and contributed greatly to Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen’s 1st position. The club has started the season like a cannonball with a record of 34 starts. out of a total of 36. Simply put, Bayer have only conceded one draw in all competitions since the reget began in August.
A metronome in the Spanish coach’s system, the 31-year-old from Basel has played in all 18 of the Werkself’s games (Factory Eleven) and has not started even once, on November 11 in the Cup. On Saturday, on the field of Werder’s game, proved to be vital on his return by orchestrating another impeccable goal for Leverkusen, who won 3-0. He touched 130 balls, the second highest total of his Exequiel Palacios team, and distributed 115 passes with 92%. Rhythm of good fortune. He made no mistakes and put on another majestic performance. A player far superior to what he has been in his last outings with the Swiss team.
Silvan Widmer returned seven months after his left foot injury. The 30-year-old from Aargau, who regained his captain’s armband, played almost the entire 1-1 draw against Mainz against Hoffenheim, as he was only substituted in the 93rd minute. “I’m happy, personally it’s a very important moment because, despite everything, being able to play again. I felt very good physically,” the winger told Kicker after the game.
Widmer returned to the box 210 days after his match. [Imago]
Widmer delivered a very acceptable copy and was one of the most productive elements of the 05 defense along with another Swiss international, Edimilson Fernandes. The local Valais team worked hard for this positive result, disappointing in terms of the number of missed opportunities. They lent a hand for Marco Richter’s first goal.
Propelled to captain of Toulouse, Vincent Sierro has had a very confusing start to the season, as has his team. He was booed by much of the crowd when he came on against Metz on 1 October and came on as a substitute on 29 October against Montpellier. , lightly used against Le Havre on 5 November, the 27-year-old from Valais was not deterred. He regained his place in the starting eleven and armband on 9 November in the Europa League against Liverpool.
Sierra has changed things since his appearance against Liverpool on November 9. [Charly Triballeau – AFP]
A decisive hand in this match in which Téfécé achieved the feat (3-2 win), the midfielder recovered a good amount of balls and, in particular, a shot from the back of Alexis Mac Allister. He played his most productive game of the season. Sierro scored in Ligue 1. At the origin of the 1-1 draw at Lille on 12 November, he stood out again this weekend despite the 1-0 defeat in Nice. “As comfortable as he is to put his foot on the ball and speed up the game, we’ve rarely seen him make bad decisions,” said L’Equipe, who named him Toulouse’s most productive player. He came close to opening the scoring with a free kick in the 32nd minute. This bodes well for the duel against Union Saint-Gilloise, where Toulouse could secure a European spring.
Life in Brittany is still quiet for Fabian Rieder. The talented 21-year-old from Bern, who started twice on October 1 and 8, has had no voice in Ligue 1 since. Just over twenty minutes of play in the league and no replacements in the last 3 games, despite two very intelligent performances against Panathinaikos in the Europa League with one, his first with the Breton club, and an assist.
Despite his brilliant performances in the Europa League, Rieder did not play a single game in Ligue 1 during the month of November. [Loïc Venance – AFP]
Will the coach’s replacement – Julien Stéphan replaced Bruno Genesio on November 19 – replace the woman?It’s hard to say, as the new coach left him on the bench in his first game, a 3-1 win on Sunday against Reims. Switzerland U21 against Armenia on November 17 (2 goals and 2 assists), the midfielder would possibly have his chance on Thursday against Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League and on Sunday at the Velodrome to face Marseille. Opportunities that will be given to him to convince Stéphan and impose himself in the Rennes eleven.