“Is the national team sufficiently…albanized?”: Chaos in co. Swiss press – Jakin’s mouth-watering response

A journalist put “on fire” at her press conference Switzerland with, at least, his provocative question.

Specifically, on Friday (7/6), o Murat Yakin he was asked about the several players of Albanian origin who compete in the national team.

“Has the Swiss national team been…albanized enough?“, asked the journalist of “Studio 404”.

Understandably, a commotion ensued, with Yakin looking awkwardly at his country’s representative group’s Communications Officer, Adrian Arnold. “How… How exactly do you explain that?he asked the journalist.

For the Federal technician to take the floor, initially answering humorously and then in a … mouth-watering way.

“We could declare Albanian as the 5th language of our country (Switzerland has four official languages)

I don’t discriminate. I grew up with friends from other countries. In the last few years we have in our national team many football players with origin from Albania and Kosovo. With a different culture than the Swiss. I don’t need to make distinctions».

For his part, the journalist “excused himself” by saying that his question had to do with the fighting spirit of the Swiss national team, an area in which, as he explained, the players of Albanian origin contribute.

It should be noted that the officials of the Media where the journalist in question works separated their position, stressing that not only did they have nothing to do with the matter, but also that they did not even know about his presence at the press conference.

???? A Swiss journalist actually asked Murat Yakin if his team is “Albanian enough”. After a lack of understanding from the Swiss FA, the journalist explained that he was referring to the character of the team.

In Switzerland, it is often said that the Albanians, especially Granit… pic.twitter.com/QGpVRc03yO

— Albanian Football Scout ???? (@FootballAlbXI) June 8, 2024