Edi Martini's idea: National team players should not come from abroad because we have them here

2023-03-20 08:10:35, Sport CNA

The coach of Teuta, Edi Martini, has emphasized after the 1-1 draw against Egnatia that his team would seek Europe not only from the Cup, but also from the championship.

"At the end of the day, it's a good result not to win. It's good that we're getting behind the teams that have money, we're not going away from them. Today we came to win, I think we played a good game. Egnatia with the two strikers put us in difficulties, but we circulated the ball, had chances, were inexcusably busy on the counter-attack. We managed to score and we could have scored with a penalty, but that's how football is.

The fact is that in 14 games we lost only 2, the teams are trying to play their own game, we were superior, we got points from the first to the last. I told the boys to see who they are because they have beaten every team, from match to match we will seek Europe from the championship as well.

It is true that we have not won, there were three draws in three games. The matches have been good, except for Kastriot, where we were not at the levels we were looking for. Even with Vllaznina, even today I think we played well, but luck is an important part of the game. Three games without a win is a lot, but we have to see the glass as half full, because Vllaznia and Egnatia have not managed to defeat us.

Jazz for the National Team? He has potential, at the moment I say he is among the best central defenders in Albania. It is not surprising, he is a good player, but the coach is also young and he needs time to see, to follow them, it is an alternative. But he has to work hard, he is young, with persistence and data. He has time, he just needs to train well because the national team is there, he can catch it.

I would say that although Kallaku was not on his best day when he missed the penalty, but the way he is training and in the match, he will be close on that road. It is enough to work that the doors definitely open. Qirko too? We are giving three, three to Vllaznia, three to Tirana and those who are outside should not come at all because we have them here", said Martini for "Oversport" after the match.