FC Basel goalkeeper Jonas Omlin fumbled a backpass in the penalty area on November 9, 2026, handing Thun an opening goal during a 3-3 Swiss Super League draw, according to reports.
The 32-year-old failed to secure a clean sheet for the second match following a 2-1 defeat in Lugano, where Omlin spoke of a very annoying conceded goal, whereas after the 3-3 draw in Thun on the preceding Sunday, Omlin did not make any public statements.
Omlin returned to his former club from Mönchengladbach in the summer. He missed eight matches due to injuries earlier in the campaign, while credit must also be given to him for rescuing a point with good saves in a goalless draw against GC and preventing an even harsher defeat during a 0-3 loss in Vaduz.
Defender Flavius Daniliuc defended his teammate after the match, telling Blue and SRF that the blame lay further up the pitch. “One must look at what happens before,” Daniliuc said. “Why does he get such a difficult ball? He has no passing options and cannot easily clear it.” Daniliuc added that Omlin is not the type of player to engage in dribbling unless forced to do so.
Daniliuc pointed to the team’s primary flaw rather than individual errors.
Head coach Slavisa Jokanovic echoed those concerns regarding the team’s tactical discipline. “We let Thun play after the two goals,” Jokanovic told Blue, criticizing the opponent’s aggressive approach and noting that his team lacked the strength to push back.
He told Blick that the extreme shifts within a single fixture are “not acceptable at a professional level” and described it as a contradictory match where they felt they should have won but also completely lost the thread and could have lost.
Jokanovic replaced Stephan Lichtsteiner in early October and remains winless through four league fixtures with two draws and two losses. Basel sits ninth in the domestic standings ahead of a two-week international break.
Daniliuc acknowledged the urgent need for internal accountability before hosting FC Luzern on November 22. “We are in a situation where we have to tell each other things to our faces — sometimes harder or more aggressive,” he said.
