Xherdan Shaqiri, former player for Liverpool, Inter, Bayern Munich and others and current MLS Chicago Fire midfielder, apologized to the fans of the Swiss national team for the resounding defeat of the Portuguese national team in the 1/8 finals World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
“We are very disappointed. On behalf of the team, I apologize to all the fans because we weren’t able to perform as usual.”, reads the statements reviewed by the EFE news agency, one of the highest references in Swiss football in recent years.
Shattered hopes for Switzerland
“We had high hopes, but that’s how football works, from time to time it shows you the limits, and it is. We lost the game in the first partXherdan Shaqiri said. Likewise, a Chicago Fire football player praised the Lusitano. “Congratulations to Portugal, but still the result is clearly too big“.
Apart from Shaqiri, another reference to the team, Remo Freuler admitted that one of the keys was that they lost the duels. and they always arrived later than the players of the Portuguese eleven. “The only thing we can do is apologize to all the Swiss.”, he claimed.
The absence of Switzerland on the field
30-year-old midfielder Remo Freuler lamented the failures in the team. “Today we were not on the field, and we are very sorry. This is the World Cup, it is held every four years. Millions of people are waiting for such a match, and then you show it. We are the first to admit it.- complained footballer “Nottingham Forest”.
Freuler revealed that there was an important conversation at half-time in which they downplayed the 2-0 loss and that they would come out to come back. “Then they made it 3-0 and that was the turning point. As a result 6-1 and it hurts a lot” finished.
Source: La Opinion
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