Before the European Championship game against Italy – the outsider role should be more comfortable for the U21 national team – sport

The Swiss also want to score points against Italy at the U21 European Championships in Romania and Georgia. But you know that an increase is necessary for this.

The main thing was to win – that was the Swiss conclusion after the somewhat fortunate 2-1 start win at the U21 European Championships against Norway. The Nati had a hard time with the role of favorites and could only rarely raise their usual game.

In the second game against Italy, the role of Patrick Framework’s protégés will be different. Because the “Azzurri” are, together with France, the group favorite – and are already under a lot of pressure: after the unfortunate 2-1 defeat against “Les Bleus” in Cluj (ROM) against Switzerland, a win is needed. Otherwise it should be difficult with the quarter-final qualification.

Will Amdouni play from the start?

“The role of favorites paralyzed us a bit in the Norway game,” Frame looks back on Thursday and calls for Sunday evening: “We have to improve physically and be more aggressive. We also have to improve our duel statistics, which were not good against Norway.”

In terms of line-up, the coach did not want to reveal the cards yet. However, he hinted that there could be a change on the offensive. “We have a broad squad. For example, Zeki Amdouni was able to use the last few days to recharge his batteries. It’s become an option,” said Frame. Amdouni, who scored twice for the A-Nati on Monday, only came on after an hour against Norway. Amdouni’s FCB team-mate Darian Males is also available and a variant (Males only came on the field against Norway in the 91st minute).

Sohm: “We want to show a reaction”

Simon Sohm played the entire game against Norway. The Parma mercenary also demands an increase in performance: “We have to improve a lot. The best thing on Thursday was the result. We want to show a reaction against Italy.”

Sohm summarizes the recipe against the Italians as follows: “We have to win the duels, counteract them aggressively and play courageously.” With a point win, the Nati could tie back the “Squadra Azzurra” decisively and would come close to qualifying for the quarter-finals.