The Love Song of T. Jordan Pefok: Siebatcheu at Borussia Mönchengladbach

The goal:

That’s Jordan Pefok’s Swiss league-leading 14th goal of the season. March #USMNT recall incoming?

(via @zumrundenleder)pic.twitter.com/Q37gMSatku

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) February 13, 2022

 

Starts:

So spielt YB heute gegen GC 💛🖤

Abwesende: Garcia (gesperrt), Camara, Petignat, Elia, Fassnacht, Maceiras, Monteiro, Zbinden, Maier (verletzt / rekonvaleszent), Von Ballmoos (U21).#BSCYB #GCYB pic.twitter.com/DWnukm1eP5

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) February 20, 2022

 

Scores a PK:

53. Tooooor für YB: Nach einem Foul an Fernandes gibt es Penalty für unsere Mannschaft, Siebatcheu verwandelt sicher zum 1:0! #BSCYB #GCYB

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) February 20, 2022

The goal:

Siebatcheu bringt YB bei GC in Führung. Penalty nach Foul an Fernandes. #Bscyb pic.twitter.com/Gwn7d6HhHV

— Zum Runden Leder (@zumrundenleder) February 20, 2022

 

77. Tooooor für YB: Mambimbi trifft nach einem Sulejmani-Freistoss und einer Verlängerung von Siebatcheu zum 2:1 für YB. #BSCYB #GCYB

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) February 20, 2022

Pefok assist on the second goal to take the lead back.

 

So many YAs losing their starting jobs or unable to stay healthy. Nice to see a guy in a LONG run of great form. He should be rewarded with a US call up.

 

Guy scores pretty much every game these days. We can talk about his lack of skills outside the 18 or if he fits in GGG’s system, but the dude is ballin out and burying balls in the back of the net. He better be callled in next month for the final 3 USMNT quallies.

 

8g/2a his last 5 league games versus 7g/1a in his first 16.

The Swiss league is easy as hell if you're a center forward on a decent team, but that's a big uptick in form even taking the mediocre opposition into account.

Not like anyone else is making a case for themselves at club level either.

If he can sustain something around a goal contribution per game come March, he's a no-brainer call-up.

 

I can just hear the responses now...

 

Best season for a YA striker (15 goals, 3 assists) since Jozy's 12/13 season with AZ (23 goals).

At that point the Eredivisie was ranked #7 in UEFA, though, while the Swiss Super League is ranked #14 now.

 

Yet our strikers from higher rated leagues can't score against USL level players in CONCACAF. I rather have a guy banging them in whatever league he plays in than a guy who can't find the goal even with a Google Map app in his more esteemed league.

 

Agreed. I'd start Pefok next qualifier.

But I wouldn't bet on him being significantly better than what we have tried.

 

So spielt YB heute gegen Sion 💛🖤

Nicht dabei sind: Von Ballmoos, Camara, Sulejmani, Fassnacht, Maceiras, Petignat, Zbinden (verletzt / rekonvaleszent), Maier (U21). #BSCYB #YBSION pic.twitter.com/dRFtVtiRRV

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) February 26, 2022

Pefok in the Startelf against Sion.

 

Starts:

So spielt YB heute gegen Luzern 💛🖤

Nicht dabei sind: Camara, Sulejmani, Maceiras, Monteiro, Petignat (verletzt), Maier (U21), Faivre, Zbinden (nicht im Aufgebot).#BSCYB #YBFCL pic.twitter.com/fWpjkwv8Z2

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) March 5, 2022

Scored:

Outstanding header from Pefok. 1-0 Young Boys pic.twitter.com/anfhRCRo08

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) March 5, 2022

 

That club values having a CF who scores

 

I would be very surprised if he isn’t called. I also don’t know that he will look very good in our system but I would like to call his number off the bench if we’re pressing for a goal. He’s such a monster in the air.

 

He saved our bacon against Honduras so he clearly has a role even if off the bench.

 

With Wes out it will be even more important to have another target on set pieces. He is a no brainer call up for the next window.

 

New boss at Young Boys:

David Wagner wird freigestellt, Matteo Vanetta übernimmt.

Zur Mitteilung: https://t.co/7pkaW2edrs

Interview mit Christoph Spycher: https://t.co/Y0taYdRKGW#BSCYB pic.twitter.com/fl2xAbHFas

— BSC YOUNG BOYS (@BSC_YB) March 7, 2022

Matteo Vanetta takes over on an interim basis.

 

has there been more news about this?... I haven't heard why this happened, with the team essentially secured out of 1st place, but still deep in the hunt for europe spots from 2nd place.'

was it a locker-room thing? this Ventta cat only has u19 experience... seems an odd "must have him now before he gets snapped up in the summer" type of signing.

 

Young Boys have waltzed through the league for the past 4 seasons, winning it by 15, 20, 8, and 31 points. Now they're 15 back with 11 matches to play. Massive underperformance from them this season.

 

True if they have the same players. Do they? (I'm not being a wise guy, I don't follow them).

 

This comment says they didn't replace the players they moved:

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/david-wagner-manager-at-bsc-young-boys.1676622/page-15

 

So unless the coach was an alchemist, they were going to drop down.