Elseid Hysaj: Moving on to the group, Italy is not what it seems

2024-06-10 14:56:00, Sport CNA

Defender Elseid Hysaj says that Albania is ready for the European Championship in Germany. In the conference from the gathering of the National Team, the right defender emphasized that the Reds and Blacks can pass the group.

According to him, Italy is not in trouble, as it seems, but they are one of the strongest teams in the world.

" We worked a lot physically. We were not at our 100% in the two friendlies. We showed that we are in good shape and we are training even more to be ready for the match with Italy.

We are working to be as compact as possible and not leave too much space for the opponents. There are three very strong matches, but also very beautiful. We have to enjoy this European, you never know what can happen. One may not be called after the European, but it happens in football.

It looks like a struggling team from the outside, but it's not what it seems. I know Italy. It is a very strong team, there are strong individuals. I know them, having played against them, some of them are also teammates. Let's take it seriously, because Italy is not what it seems in the friendly. It's not a good thing if we lose, it's a problem if we lose to Italy. To be more serious, we can and should try to pass the group. I don't like the phrase that Italy doesn't have strong players. It is a team among the strongest. He also won the last European Championship despite the fact that no one believed in Italy," said the player.

I feel better when they tell me that we are not the favorites. It motivates us, it is more beautiful. The pressure shifts to them. We know our values, we can achieve something, we can win even against strong teams. Football never knows.

The important thing is not to lose, even the point is good. Better one than none. Portugal won the European with draws. I believe we have had a change of heart. Before we were more relaxed, we are more focused on the pitch.

All teams have weaknesses. We will try to find weaknesses in Italy, the coach will also help us. Italy is missing a bomber. Immobile is a champion, I was expecting to play against him, I'm sorry it's not, but the last season has not been very positive for him. ", said Hysaj.