Super League: Ceesay replacement Aiyegun Tosin misses the start
When Zurich meets Servette at the start of the second half of the season, top scorer Assan Ceesay (27) will also be on the field – but around 4800 km from Letzigrund in Cameroon. At the same time, the Schlaks meets the hosts in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with Gambia.
If sensational team Gambia throws Cameroon out, the second-best goalscorer in the league will be missing from his club for a long time. Zurich is threatened with a striker problem at the start of the year. Because not only Ceesay, who also missed the whole preparation, is missing.
Since FCZ has also given Rodrigo Pollero (25) to Lausanne and Aiyegun Tosin (23) is not yet fit enough for the Servette match after his Covid illness from the training camp, the striker cover is suddenly quite thin for the start. Of the strikers, only Blaz Kramer (25) and Willy Gnonto (18) are still operational. In addition, Antonio Marchesano (31), who often acts at the top.
Tosin would have been Ceesay’s replacement
Tosin’s failure in particular is annoying for Zurich. Because the Nigerian would actually have been predestined to replace Ceesay.
FCZ coach André Breitenreiter remains cool. “We never complain about failures because we have enough talent in the squad who will also go to work with full commitment. We’ll make the best of it.”
Enough talent? This applies above all to Italo whirlwind Gnonto, who has had a strong preparation. It is quite possible that the fast dribbler will make a starting eleven.
Pollero too slow for FCZ speed
And grandstand regular Pollero? Last season’s Challenge League top scorer goes through the back door. Lonely highlight: Two derby goals against GC. “It was his wish to be able to develop further in Lausanne,” says FCZ sports director Marinko Jurendic. And Breitenreiter does more than just indicate that the Uru striker doesn’t have the necessary speed for the fast-paced Zurich style of play.
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