Partisan in emergency, this is the situation of the reds before Erzen

2023-02-15 18:15:09, Sport CNA

Yesterday, Partizan immediately started preparations for Saturday's match against Erzen, scheduled to be played at 19:00. Coach Kolela starts these preparations with two certain absences, captain Alban Hoxha and the leader of the defense, Eljon Sota. Both players have muscle problems and it is certain that they will be absent in this match, but also in the next one, most likely.

Besides the fact that Hoxha is replaced by a quality goalkeeper like Rexhepi, Sota's absence is the most painful. In the match with Bylis, Kolela played with Telushi in the center of defense, alongside Menish, while he is expected to do the same against Erzen. However, we are dealing with an opponent of another quality and the degree of difficulty for Telushi becomes even greater, as this is the first time that the midfielder covers this position.

On the other hand, Menish has not shown the expected level and occasionally loses duels in dangerous areas. Meanwhile, compared to Bylis, Havales was the only central defender on the bench. In the next match in this ward, Sembene returns, who has had a flu condition in the last few days, but it remains to be seen if Kolela will prefer him, something he has not done in the past.

Partizan activated against Bylis an attack consisting of Da Silva, Mba and Cara, but the victory was brought by a completely different composition of players. Selmani, Mensah and Hoti gave the team another rhythm and surely Kolela is ready to make changes in this department from the answers the bench players gave in the last match.

Hoti increased the movements between the wards, Selmani hit the post, while Mensah scored. On the other hand, Arinaldo Rrapaj is ready to start the match from the first minute and this is a big plus for the team in the midfield, as Sabit Bilali showed that he needs time to acclimatize. What is certain is that Partizan is expected to undergo changes in Saturday's match, where the first home victory of 2023 is definitely required.