Asllani: I would be more happy with a goal by Manaj with a foul against Georgia

2024-09-09 18:50:00, Sport CNA

The midfielder of the national team, Kristjan Asllani, believes in the positive result against Georgia. At the press conference, Asllani stated that the opponent deserves respect, but never fear.

Asked about the penalty kick incident with Rei Manaj against Ukraine, Asllani said that everything is left on the field and noted that he would be happy if the striker scored a goal from the penalty kick against Georgia.

"Both teams are coming off a win. They won against the Czech Republic with a deep result. We will respect the opponent, but we are not afraid, because we have the fans. Georgia is a great team. They are growing. We have trained well. The match with Ukraine should be forgotten, because it passed. We hope to get points in this match.

I get on well with all the footballers. The important thing is the team. We have to do well for the National Team and for the fans. I always played in front of the defense. Here I play a little more forward, because it is Ramadan in front of the defense. I grew up on the defensive side. My objective is to work for the team and grow as much as possible. We have to do both stages. Two years have passed since the debut. The last year has been very good for Albanians. We have raised the level. We have a very strong group. We know what our objective is."

Rei Manaj and I are very good friends. We got a lot of fun on that occasion. Those things stay on the field, because we are professionals. I apologized to him. No problem. Manaj shot, but we won the match. It was a super match. It is forgotten and we only think about the game tomorrow.

We have a very strong group. We have a team coming home that is growing and playing beautiful football. Our objective is to reach the World Cup, but we will look at it match by match and we are focused on Georgia. The coach of Inter watches the matches, but I went there for Brozovic, because he was in front. Here I am a bit freer on the pitch and can create more chances for goals.

My penalty goal or Manaj's goal against Georgia? I would be more pleased with a three-point goal by Rei Manaj with a free kick.

Georgia is a team on the rise. I played against Kvara. He is a strong player. He is doing very well in Napoli. We will respect them and care should be taken towards Kvara. The two of us should stay with him, because he is very important," Asllani declared.