Jun 18, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
Jordan Kounelis and Archie Thompson shoot their way through the big talking points from the match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
And the post-game between the Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the biggest five points of the game.
There was a moment when Granit Xhaka had the ball and there was just absolutely no movement in front of him.
in that final third, you need movement because it just makes it easy for the defenders just to be able to see what's in front of you.
Whereas if you've got guys that are making forward runs in and out, which we saw a glimpse of it in the first half, but just didn't happen in the second.
And immediately you could see with Vargas on that left-hand side, he started making runs, getting crosses in the ball, into the box, and a great finish when it came to
I mean, Brielle Emberlow was already there as the target man and playing the hold-up role and trying to work in the teammates around him.
I don't think in future games, in my opinion, I don't know what you think of this, but in my opinion, I would not start Manzambi ahead of Mbolo, but I think having them play alongside each other, whether that is starting XI or just doing the same again and bringing Manzambi on to change the look of the final third late in the game, just... basically the way they did it here, whether that's just a strategy you continue with going forward for Murat Yakin, the coach.
Whether those two can complement each other because Mbalo looked a bit isolated.
And the post-game between the Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the biggest five points of the game.
There was a moment when Granit Xhaka had the ball and there was just absolutely no movement in front of him.
in that final third, you need movement because it just makes it easy for the defenders just to be able to see what's in front of you.
Whereas if you've got guys that are making forward runs in and out, which we saw a glimpse of it in the first half, but just didn't happen in the second.
And immediately you could see with Vargas on that left-hand side, he started making runs, getting crosses in the ball, into the box, and a great finish when it came to
I mean, Brielle Emberlow was already there as the target man and playing the hold-up role and trying to work in the teammates around him.
I don't think in future games, in my opinion, I don't know what you think of this, but in my opinion, I would not start Manzambi ahead of Mbolo, but I think having them play alongside each other, whether that is starting XI or just doing the same again and bringing Manzambi on to change the look of the final third late in the game, just... basically the way they did it here, whether that's just a strategy you continue with going forward for Murat Yakin, the coach.
Whether those two can complement each other because Mbalo looked a bit isolated.
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