The voices sound a little wrong, it often lacks rhythm and especially a musical accompaniment. And yet, the "Imagine" of John Lennon taken up successively by all the players of the national selection, has warmed the hearts of the Swiss in recent hours as the population confines itself to fight against the pandemic of Coronavirus. All the stars of Nati took part in the game of singing each in turn the words of the famous song released in 1971 by recording from their home via smartphone.
“We want to send a message in these difficult times and we were inspired by the viral clip made on the notes of“ Imagine ”. So we hope to give you some hope, ” explains Stephan Lichtsteiner, team captain and former Losc player, as an introduction to this clip.
At the end of the clip, Yann Sommer, goalkeeper of Borussia Mönchengladbach, slips that the team made a donation to the Swiss Nurses Association (ASI) for the purchase of protective and emergency equipment . Switzerland, which has carried out massive screening tests for Covid-19 in its population has 11,125 cases and has 164 deaths for a total population of 8,570,000 inhabitants.
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