Abilaliaj: I am satisfied with Partizan's play, we were denied 3 penalties

2025-03-09 19:31:00, Sport CNA

Partizan wants to put the crisis behind them and return to winning ways in the championship. The Reds will play a delicate transfer, such as the one against Skënderbeu.

In Korça, a hard-fought challenge is expected from both teams, because they have a must-win. On the eve of this match, the coach of the capital, Arbër Abilaliaj, stated that they will face a difficult opponent, but he expects 3 points from his team.

"Lack of victories? To be honest, it's not a situation we would like. We are trying to get out of this situation, at least in terms of the championship. We can be somewhat satisfied with the team's performance. However, it's a pity about the points because individual mistakes are costing us and we are not managing to get the 3 points.

The match with Skënderbeu? Knowing that Skënderbeu is a difficult opponent on their own field, they are hungry for points just like us. I think it will be a match that, as we have prepared and with the contingent we have, will find us ready."

Abilaliaj admitted that there is pressure to achieve victory, but called it something positive, due to the club's history.

"Considering that in this championship all teams are tight both at the bottom and top of the table, the answer is definitely to return to victories, to do well on the field of play. The pressure is on everyone, starting from me, the first one, to the last player, to achieve the maximum in every match. While we have not done it so far, it is our duty to find the path to victory. I believe this is a positive pressure for the very fact of which club we are a part of. The contingent of players is quite large, it is qualitative to go to victory."

The Partizan coach had claims about the refereeing in recent weeks, where he said that the "bulls" were denied three penalties.

"I can say advertising, not complaining. I have the impression that it does not belong to me being on the field of play, but regret the very fact that in the last 3 or 4 matches the metric that has been used against the team and the standard that has been used with the opposing team on the field has not been the same approach. This prevents you from achieving the result. In the last 3 matches we have not managed to finish a match with all the players. In addition to this, there are also penalties that are missing, which in my opinion are very obvious. This is something to be alarmed about, because in a championship like ours where episodes can determine a lot of what comes my way. Considering the volume of work that the players are doing, the good will that each of us has to return to positive results becomes a little difficult. In the last 3-4 matches, there are 3 penalties missing, 3 red cards received in each match. Not only for us but perhaps also for a team much bigger than us, it would have a negative impact in the group," says Abilaliaj.

The Skënderbeu-Partizani match will be played this Monday, starting at 17:00 in Korça.