Portrait: The charming course of FC St. Gallen

The individuals in German-speaking Eastern Switzerland as well as the oldest football club in the country have actually constantly remained in a particularly intimate connection; It is a little like with the Palatinate as well as its 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Around 76,000 individuals stay in St. Gallen, 11,000 period tickets offered the club for this season, usually 17,500 fans are presently involving the stadium, even more than ever in the 143-year history of the club. In Switzerland, such figures are only outbid by Young Boys Bern and also FC Basel. Both major clubs are the tokens of the Super Organization, regularly in the European Cup, with twelve championships in the past 13 years, only FC Zurich sparked sensationally last period.

Mug game or alpine field? You could not be that sure in St. Gallen a couple of weeks ago. The fans of FC St. Gallen went back to the old house of their club with unbalanced lowborn ringing. The FCSG had played in Espenmoos for 92 years before moving into the brand-new, three times as big stadium, which is currently called Kybunpark. Versus the 5th department FC Rorschach-Goldach called not just on the narrow stands when he returned to the initial mug round. After two minutes it was 2-0 for St. Gallen, the huge preferred remained to accelerate and also won 15: 0. Ultimately, the followers just sang one word, but that over ten mins: EeeSpenmoooooos, says coach Peter Nadler. Incredible what 5000 people can arrange.

to imagine Europe

St. Gallen has been 2 champion, 1904 as well as 2000, plus cup champions in 1969. The course of the previous couple of years is even more exceptional. Nadler has been a trainer at FCSG since 2018. To the past, he was a French educator in Baden-Württemberg, after that amateur fitness instructor at 1. FC Nuremberg and later aide by Ralf Rangnick in Cofferdam, he operated in France's 2nd league and also half a year at RB Salzburg. His line was always the same: establishing young footballers, showing forward football, the audience delighted. Now he and also the followers intend to fulfill to imagine the European trip. Considering that 2013, the association has not been in the team phase of a European Cup. FCSG is presently in 3rd location in Switzerland, 2 points behind the Young Boys.

FC St. Gallen celebrated its 140th birthday in 2019. Photo Alliance/Keystone

heading to the title, yet then Corona came

That is why there might be absolutely nothing of the rate of interest of FC Augsburg in the summer. The 60-year-old does not wish to leave St. Gallen without title. The timing did not fit, stated Nadler, without desiring to discuss much more exactly who terminated. He really feels comfortable in St. Gallen, here he is welcomed by the baker with a happy Hope Sang gale in the early morning, below he cycles up the hills in his leisure time. And even in the remainder of the leadership crew, nevertheless kinds of rainy times, the consistency of the atmosphere has actually long been estimated.

In 2020, Nadler would have come to be a master with St. Gallen for a hair. Instead of three points ahead for St. Gallen, they remained at the top. St. Gallen has been in the cup last in the previous two years, however shed both times.

Happy, Sutter and also Nadler in the fifth period

Effective triad: sporting activities' supervisor Alain Sutter, trainer Peter Nadler and also Head Of State Matthias Happy (from left). Photo Alliance/Keystone

FC Nuremberg since this summer. The two alone brought a total amount of over two million euros to the cash money register, a great deal of money for St. Gallen.

A couple of years back, Alain Sutter created the publication Be worry-free pleased as well as played in Nuremberg, FC Bayern as well as for Volker Fines SC Freiburg in the 1990s. He came to St. Gallen a couple of months prior to Nadler, where he has actually been working as a sporting activities' supervisor given that after that. Birthed in St. Gallen, he was previously a real dimension on Swiss TV, he regulated and also commented on the Globe Cup as well as for years as well as the practically much more crucial ski Globe Cup.

Porter is the hostile leader

Lukas Porter has stayed. Born in Bamberg, likewise educated at FC Bayern, where he was allowed to play in the Bundesliga in May 2015 under Pep Guardiola. 4 years later, Sutter and also Nadler from Utrecht brought him to St. Gallen, given that then Porter has actually been the hostile leader in midfield. The FCSG is also a club with emotion as well as interest, he states. The young side individuals typically concentrate on the 28-year-old. Christian Within, as an example, a playmaker skill as well as on the move to the Swiss U-21 national group. The captain has long been Leonid's Sergio, a 20-year-old central protector that has currently played more than 100 games in the Super Organization under Nadler and also is probably relocating abroad following summer. Julian on Moos must also be a candidate to buy at some point. The 20-year-old right wing is presently missing out on.

miniature shares rather than billionaires

_ You can additionally read a meeting with Peter Nadler in the Monday edition of the hear as an magazine. _

The followers of FC St. Gallen returned to the old home of their club with mad lowborn ringing. In 2020, Nadler would have become a master with St. Gallen for a hair. He came to St. Gallen a couple of months prior to Nadler, where he has actually been functioning as a sporting activities' supervisor since after that. Birthed in St. Gallen, he was previously a genuine dimension on Swiss TV, he commented and also moderated on the World Cup as well as for years as well as the almost a lot more essential ski World Mug.

In St. Gallen there is no billion-dollar capitalist such as Lausanne Sporting activity, where the Chemical Team in Ines regulations, at Serviette Geneva, where there is money from Rolex, or at the Grasshoppers in Zurich, whose Chinese bosses are close connections to the proprietors of the Wolverhampton Wanderers to have. Instead, St. Gallen sells the item to the followers at 100 francs as well as therefore get a funding boost. We also inhabit a unique niche right here, says Nadler. I clearly favor the romantic path. However, he would certainly still such as to win a title. And afterwards sound the cowbells with the followers.

Kybunpark

4 years later, Sutter and Nadler from Utrecht brought him to St. Gallen, since then Porter has actually been the hostile leader in midfield.

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