Switzerland does have some up and coming talent. Drmic was third top goal scorer in the BDL even though he was playing for now relegated Nürnberg and Rodriguez, Xhaka and Mehmedi have had good seasons in the BDL. Rodriguez could probably be considered one of the best LB talents in World Football.
Just commenting as I'm listening. Re the Austrian/German team of the 1930s, the Austrian team was on the wane by the time and in fact the German team, dubbed the 'Breslau-Elf', was one of the form teams in world football going undefeated in 1937 winning 10/11 games.