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Season Guide

2020/2021

Basel

In

Ciriaco Sforza (manager) (Wil), Kaly Sene (att) (Juventus U19), Lirik Vishi (mid) (FC Basel U21), Felix Gebhardt (gk) (FC Basel U18), Dominik Schmid (def) (FC Will 1900), Martin Liechti (mid) (FC Winterhur), Aldo Kalulu (att) (Swansea), Yves Kaiser (def) (FC Schaffhausen), Konstantinos Dimitriou (def) (FC Will 1900), Heinz Lindner (gk) (Wehen)

Out

Marcel Koller (manager), Jonas Omlin (r) (gk) (Montpellier), Kaly Sene (att) (Omonia Nicosia), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (mid) (released), Kevin Bua (sp) (mid) (released), Dominik Schmid (def) (Grasshoppers), Martin Liechti (mid) (released), Edon Zhegrova (r) (att) (KRC Genk - back from loan), Emil Bergström (sp) (def) (FC Utrecht), Ramires (sp) (mid) (Bahia - loan ended)

The sole real positive regarding Basel's 2019/20 season was their Europa League run, while they disappointed domestically, finishing third in the league and losing the cup final to Young Boys. It was announced in mid August that Marcel Koller and the club would be going their own separate ways, with his final game in charge being the cup defeat to the Berners. Their new manager is Ciriaco Sforza, who has had far more success than a player than as manager, with his most recent Super League stint being in charge of Thun in 2015. The Red-Blues have not changed too much over the summer when it comes to their playing squad. The biggest change is in the goalkeeper's position, with Jonas Onlin leaving and Heinz Lindner, whose previous spell in Switzerland saw him impress at Grasshopper, joining. The big news is that Ricky van Wolfswinkel has agreed a contract extension. The striker, who was originally set to depart, missed the majority of the previous season due to an aneurysm and will be like a new signing. He is certainly one of Basel's best players on form. While a big question mark looms over the Red-Blues as Sforza has never managed a club of their size, it is hard to disagree with the assessment that they have underperformed last season and that another similar performance this time around would be seen as unacceptable.

Target

Basel have not fallen enough behind Young Boys to not have any hopes of winning the title, although a lot of things need to fall into place for them to challenge the Berners.

Season Review

2019/2020

№3: Basel

More domestic misery for Basel, who not only failed to challenge Young Boys for the title for a third consecutive time, but also finished lower than their usual second-placed finish, having been outperformed by St.Gallen. The Red-Blues did show glimpses of promise, having performed well in several matches against the top two, but just lacked consistency against the lesser sides to give themselves a chance of battling for the title. Their saving grace has certainly been their European run - they beat PSV before suffering a shock defeat to LASK in Champions League qualifying, but performed superbly in the Europa League, having reached the last eight, which was their best continental run since 2013. They also remain in the Swiss Cup and will have a chance to salvage their season by winning that competition. However, there is little doubt that, overall, there is a lot of work to be done. Veterans Fabian Frei, Taulant Xhaka and Valentin Stocker were all among Basel's best performers of this season, which can only be worrying looking at the big picture. What is clear is that Basel currently simply do not have the depth to push for the title and will be hoping to strengthen during the short window ahead.