Broja and Chuni out, Silvinjo: For me, it doesn't matter where the footballer plays

2023-11-11 11:41:45, Sport CNA

Albania has the last two finals against Moldova on November 17 in the transfer and three days later with the Faroe Islands in "Air Albania" to go to the European "Germany 2024". Coach Silvinjo spoke at the press conference about these two matches and also about the gathered players.

"First, we have two important finals. We come here with 40 players, this time 24, the first time for Muçolli. Mihaj had an injury and unfortunately could not come, but we are covered in that position. As for the offensive phase, we have Cikallesh and Daku. We probably have a second striker Uzun and Seferi and another player as a second, Cuni had an opportunity with us with Bulgaria, I tried him on the wing, but he is not a winger, but at the moment we have 3-4 players in area, Maybe there are missing wing players in the midfield, so we took Muçolli. We are in two crucial matches for us. They determine our future, in terms of football. We think that Muçolli is technically capable of moving the ball, he has made an important step in his career in Gothenburg. He is not a transition player, but a technician, he manages the game well. We will face well-aligned teams. We have two opponents who defend well. Moldova allows few spaces, it is important to circulate the ball well.

We are not afraid, we always preoccupy. We have two important finals, football is very difficult. We are aware that we have two important, decisive finals, we must prepare well for both. We have a difficult match against Moldova, the players are charged, I heard them. Enea left the list but the others are ready, we know we have to prepare well. Never afraid, but committed to work, to prepare well for these matches. The most beautiful part of football is that, when you go to the field you have to prepare well. We must respect everyone, in the group everyone is competing and we must enter the match with strength.

I think we should not change. I remember correctly that now the calculations are made, but in football it is difficult. We both have to prepare well, it is true that mathematically it is played for one point, but it is impossible to enter to play for one point, it is impossible. We have to do the same, we are a team with sweat, soul, heart, that enters the field with strength. We have to play our game, Moldova is in the game and a very difficult game awaits us.

Different module? Both games are important, the next one is decisive, because we are in conditions to qualify. Moldova is a team that, at home or away, they are organized, they use the counterattack, they have good players, they are well lined up, they are organized for the counterattack, they do it well. They are players with centimeters, they are dangerous in standards. We have to prepare our game, we are organized, we have the transition and technical players. But at the strategic level is what we talked about, the game is then played. Everything can be decided in 90 minutes, but it is the most decisive game of this group for us.

The number? There are different situations with Mihajn. We monitor 56 players. On October 12, Armando returned to London and did not gather. He is a player who today marks 11 months since he had a serious injury and has time to rehabilitate, he is not fully back, he has not played 90 minutes for 11 months. He has not played in any of the 4 games this month, he has time to slowly rehabilitate. Enea Mihaj is healthy, he played 82 minutes, it seemed like nothing serious, but then it was learned that he will miss 3-4 weeks. Armando needs time, he has to come back slowly. It usually happens to players with this injury. He is a player of exceptional caliber, but we have to respect his health which comes before everything else.

At this moment I remember something else. Part of the objective was to reach November with the possibility of qualification. We are here, we have an opportunity and we, with the people, the support they give us, are happy so far. But the objective is to go to the European, that's the objective. We should focus on a goal that can be important to all of us. It's a dream that everyone lives, everyone for 10 months. We are missing an important part, we are preparing for a difficult match, both are important. The Faroe Islands are tough. It was 0-0 against Poland and the Czech Republic until the 70th minute. It is difficult, the Moldovans are in the race, they have the opportunities to pass and they depend on them. I don't think they are easy matches.

My future? We all live a very beautiful moment together, but I always remember that an important part is missing. But in our mind is the match and we can't think about anything else. We must make every important effort to go to the European, which is good for the Federation, the players, the country. The mind is only there, then the coach's life is not simple, but there are things that happen, they are later. I think I can do as a coach. The mind is here, we are happy, we have the support of the country's federation. It doesn't allow you to think about anything else. I was here 4 weeks in a row at the beginning, it allowed me to go and meet players who were not ready. To understand everything, the mind is here.

The key to success? I think that the decisive thing is that when working in football, we all have to believe, the first is the players, who come and think. The first match was the not-so-easy transfer to Warsaw and they got the idea of ??what they could do. But the credit goes to everyone, especially the players who understood the idea, gave this football with heart and soul. That it is not just sport that they represent the people, they understood it immediately and we are here because they understood it and have the support of the people.

Eid? Bajrami was in a panic, he didn't play. He played 23 minutes last time as well. The education is fine, I heard it, we monitor it, there are no problems. It is difficult when he is on the bench to make comments that he has a coach and staff. But he is fine, healthy and will join us tomorrow.