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Ramona Bachmann

publisher — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:27:12 +0000

I know Ramona Bachmann and her father. I would assuredly describe neither as cheats.
Yesterday, during Switzerland vs. England (2-3), Bachmann made a mistake.
She did something stupid, in heat of the moment, for which I expect her to appologize.
She is a young player who gives her all, especially for her country. Young players on whom much expectations are placed, in time of distress can respond in a negative way. Ask young Maradona, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney.
Ask experienced players like Thierry Henri and Zinadine Zidane.
Those who never played for high stakes will never understand and will point fingers. Others will demonstrate understanding and compassion.
It was a youthful mistake.

All Underrated Team

publisher — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:46:26 +0000

Thinking about which WPS players are not appreciated as much as they should be, by most casual fans, at least. Here’s my All Underrated Team:
Burke (Sky Blue), Carney (Chicago),Â Oâ€™Hara (Gold Pride),Â Averbuch (Sky Blue), Yamaguchi (Atlanta),Â Seger (Philadelphia),Â Sauerbrunn (Washington),Â Bachmann (Atlanta), Fletcher (Sky Blue),Â Sawa (Washington), Engen (Chicago).
It’s no coincidence that Chicago is playing better and winning as Engen is getting more experienced and confident.

Igor Shalimov and Ukraine FA

publisher — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:45:50 +0000

Two things today.
Ukraine traveled to Bosnia-Herzegovina and comfortably beat the hosts 5:0. Dasha Apamaschenko scored twice and Vera Djatel added one goal for Ukraine which sits third in Group 4. To say that this match was difficult for Anatoliy Kutsev’s team would be exaggeration.
I believe it was irresponsible to play both for nearly 90 minutes in a match effectively decided by halftime. I want the players to do well for their national team, but both left for Ukraine carrying small injuries and for both to play against Bosnia Herzegovina when the outcome was not in question after the first 45 minutes is questionable.

Me and Ramona Bachmann

While I stated in an interview that Switzerland can defeat Russia in Moscow, I feel strong that the blame for this loss should not be placed on Igor Shalimov. I based my opinion on what I have learned about players while coaching in Russia and not on any negative hopes. In March, Zvezda played against Swiss champions FC Zurich and many Swiss national team players play for Zurich. I have tried to sign Bachmann before and am familiar with Dickemann. That gave me a good picture of what to expect from this match.
Shalimov got his tactics right when he went 4-5-1 against Switzerlands 4-4-1-1 (with Dickemann playing just behind Bachmann) and I am convinced that Russia’s poor performance was a result of too many league matches, not the ability of the current manager.
Russian players looked lethargic and tired and that I believe is a result of playing league matches every four days. No other women’s league in the world does it.
Swiss manager BÃ©atrice Von Siebenthal’s players, for example have been off for 3 weeks now and they looked fresher.
League schedule in Russia is too congested and because of this when there are serious matches players are at risk of not being at the level that people expect.
My players Tsybutovich, Savchenkova, Kurochkina, Djatel and Apanaschenko, between 4 June and 4 July will play 8 league and national team matches. With 5 injuries at Zvezda, these girls will play every four days, Add travel to this and they have no rest and we have no ability to properly train.
Schedule congestion is becoming a bigger issue as top womenâ€™s footballers play more and more matches. Between qualification matches for the World Cup, European Championships, the Olympics, the UEFA Womenâ€™s Champions League, domestic league and cup, our top players end up playing as many as 50 matches in one year, and most of it is concentrated in April through October.