The Swiss team delighted the 14,370 spectators at Letzigrund on Friday during their 1-1 draw against Australia. She intends to confirm her very good performance on Tuesday at the Stade de Genève (9:00 p.m./RTS 2) against one of the best nations in the world, France.
The looks, the smiles, the gestures: everything that can be seen speaks in favor of true osmosis within the Swiss locker room. In front of a record audience, in an atmosphere that was beginning to smell good of the Euro, Pia Sundhage’s players delivered one of their best match in a long time against the semi-finalists of the 2023 World Cup.When I entered the pitch, I looked at the supporters and said to myself ‘we have to enjoy playing in front of all these people who came to see us’. Such an influx helps us, gives us motivation“, rejoiced defender Viola Calligaris on the Sport Dimanche set.
Good news. We are expecting between 10,000 and 12,000 fans on Tuesday evening in Geneva. The atmosphere once again promises to be great, a more than positive signal with just over eight months to go before the tournament. Enthusiasm grew around the selection.
And for good reason. With the thunderous return of Iman Beney, the XXL performance of Naomi Luyet, the rides of Sydney Schertenleib, a breath of youth, carefreeness and madness has taken hold of a united and united group. “They are full of talent and are very important to us. We just need to give confidence to these ‘little ones’, as they say, so that they can perform on the pitch.“, smiled Calligaris.
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At 28 years old and with 57 caps, the Juventus player is one of the essential links in this formation. But even among the most successful and elderly, Lia Wälti, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic or even Ramona Bachmann, we see the arrival of this flamboyant youth with enthusiasm. The attitudes at the time of Beney’s return, back to the selection, after the break against Australia do not lie. “We have these young people with a lot of talent, we have players with experience, a good atmosphere in the group and it shows on the pitch“, confided Calligaris again.
With this new lease of life, the return of Wälti, who had not played in the national jersey since February and whose mere presence on the pitch diffuses serenity, this ability to adapt to a three-way defense, the tactician Pia Sundhage holds something promising. All that remains is to reproduce Friday’s excellent performance against France from new coach Laurent Bonadei, whose era opened on Friday with an easy 3-0 success against Jamaica. Nothing will be easy against the Blues, but a new performance of choice, beyond the result, would validate this delicious impression that this Swiss team has reached a level and that it is ready to ignite the budding enthusiasm.
Ludovic Perruchoud
