++ [ originally posted by DaJuve ] ++
Ergic if he continues like this will be a very good player. Tell me something globimbo (Welcome & thanks for stopping by), what kind of play does Basle employ on the road?
Unfortunately he probably won't be able to play if our local newspaper has got the right infos...
On the road they usually stand there, admire how great the opponents play an take the ball out of the net.
Now the serious part: We usually play the same formation home and abroad, as we want to be the acting and not the reacting part, but we saw how it worked in Valencia... But our coach is quite a willful one, so probably we'll be playing 4-4-2 as usual, with four on the line in defense (Atouba-M.Yakin-Zwyssig-Haas). Haas also has injury problems but I don't mind because he hasn't played well so far (is on loan from Sunderland) and then Quennoz could play (he could also play insted of Zwyssig in the middle).
Midfield is usually diamond formation with Cantaluppi as defensive guy, Chipperfield (or Esposito) on the left, Ergic (or maybe Varela, Barberis) on the right and H.Yakin as playmaker and Gimenez and Rossi up front (with Tum as substitute).
A few seasons ago we used to play a very powerful and athletic football with Koumantarakis (played for South Africa at the World Cup) as "tower" distributing the balls, but now he's only striker no. 4 and we want to sell him (intrested?

) and we have a lot more technical ability so we like to make the game fast, with quick passes from Yakin on Rossi or Gimenez but on the road we haven't played that good this season (you already mentioned Liverpool where we were very lucky).
Maybe I can tell you more after having read tomorrow's newspaper, I hope they don't wait until Wednesday with a squad prediction as I'll be sitting in my car by then and won't be able give you "last minute" information.
BTW: there's a more accurate description (not made by me) on
Xtratime Swiss Forum I usually post in there but I thought there are more people in here waiting for my information.
