Tirana with injuries, Ahmataj: The derby is won, the easiest week

2024-02-15 14:24:04, Sport CNA

Tirana will play the derby of the capital against Partizan this Friday. The white and blue are going through great difficulties this season and will look for a turnaround in the derby.

The coach of Tirana, Julian Ahmataj, said that the derby itself motivates the players and also focused on the injury situation.

"It is probably the easiest week for the staff and managers, because the motivation increases every day among the players. Everyone wants to play, everyone wants to give their best and it doesn't give you a lot of commitments in terms of charging, or other aspects that are staff duties.

We think that pain and problems are always present in the players, but we hope that they will be ready tomorrow. And I think Abazaj will be ready for the derby tomorrow.

Najdovski got an injury in the match with Erzen. He came out in the 70th minute and I think he still has that injury. I think he will be absent for 7-8 days.

The logic of football is never reconciled with the results, but the first derby was balanced and Partizan won it in the last minutes. While we dominated the second derby, we had our opportunities to double the result. We conceded a goal we didn't deserve. Derbies must be won, we must be very strict in what we do.

All are professionals and we will all move, because these are the teams in Albania. But maybe now the roads outside are open for Albanian coaches, so they have the opportunity to move abroad. The coaches will do this work, today they are in Tirana, tomorrow in Partizan.

In today's football, there are no more puzzles, as Partizan's coach knows Tirana from the inside. All coaches know all Superiore teams and probably all Superiore players, because today there are programs that break down every detail for each club and each player.

Patrik is still not at his 100%, because his handling is a feature that could possibly weigh us down at the end of the championship. And that's the dilemma of preserving Patrick and making him strong enough.

If you look at it, the matches are at a very high pace and give us hope to go towards our objectives", said Ahmataj.