Friday, June 24, 2016

Experience abroad key for Swiss journeymen at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Switzerland's team players and coaches attend a training session at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France, Friday, June 24, 2016. Switzerland will face Poland in a Euro 2016 round of sixteen soccer match in Saint-Etienne on Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) -- With a coach who has plied his trade in Italy and a squad of much-traveled players, Switzerland is counting on its international experience for success at the European Championship. Vladimir Petkovic, who replaced Ottmar Hitzfeld after Switzerland's defeat by Argentina at the 2014 World Cup, has made some important changes to a side that faces Poland in the last 16 on Saturday. A former Lazio coach, he has kept Hitzfeld's defensive mentality while bringing a dash of creativity to a squad of players that also has experience of Serie A soccer.


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