The Lugano Chronicle
Squad17 May 2027
Words at Lugano training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lukas Mai is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout17 May 2027
No hiding place for Hannes Delcroix
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Hannes Delcroix, and the manager let it.
Squad17 May 2027
A falling-out at Lugano
Elias Lenz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout17 May 2027
When it matters, Anto Grgic plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout17 May 2027
Daniel Dos Santos asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout17 May 2027
Albian Ajeti has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Albian Ajeti has written the date down.
In brief
- Squad Good reports on Ahmed Kendouci
- Squad Welcome back, Granit Embolo
- Loan watch Shkëlqim Vladi's loan at Aarau nearly up