
Orges Shehi is one of the few footballers who has enjoyed the atmosphere of a European in his career. The former goalkeeper was part of Albania in "EURO 2016" and is now sure that he will enjoy a second one as a spectator.
In an interview given to "Sport News" on "News 24", the former coach of Tirana commented on the choice of Silvinho, the work that the coach is doing and thinks that no one should question them. In the conversation with the moderator Trevisa Tufa, he expressed his belief that the red and blacks will not make mistakes in the last two games.
Is Shehi enjoying the holidays? Also, are you getting paid to be on vacation?
These times I have devoted myself to my personal and family affairs. Everything is going well. This is important.
It's the moment of the National Team, I don't want to tease about your future, but as a former player of the representative team, as a coach with many names, I want to analyze together Albania, the journey of the Reds and Blacks to "EURO 2024". In the last connection, you were just ahead of the challenge of returning to the Czech Republic, you were convinced that Albania would not lose. Not only did we not lose, but they got a big win. Do we officially provide the ticket to Germany from Moldova?
Before the match with Poland, I said that at least our national team will come out with at least a draw. Considering the fact that we were facing a direct opponent. tomorrow? Any team when they have a good run, when they have a good group, we will be able to do it. I think and believe that with that performance and that enthusiasm, we will take a safe step towards the main objective.
See, I want to dwell on a few individuals. We start with Taulant Seferi, a player you know very well, did you expect his explosion against the Czech Republic?
Taulanti is a valuable player. When he came to Tirana, I saw what quality he has. In the first 3 months he encountered difficulties, not because of the quality he had, but because of the position where he played. In my beginnings, in Tirana, he was an advanced player. He encountered difficulties, because of the players he had around him. At the beginning of the season, he was moved to the wing, where he is also playing with the National Team. He is a player who helps the team, even when he doesn't score.
You also know very well Cikalleshi, a product of Albanian football. Why do you believe Silvinho so much, he is the only player from the offensive department who has not scored a single goal? I ask this question, I also asked Rrakli, because the fans, the opinion, think that at this point, Silvinjo can try something different, he can try Dak from the first minute, there are some other attackers who can play this role, like Seferi or Uzuni... We don't want to judge Silvinho's choices, we just want to understand how a coach thinks in such cases.
Cikalleshi is a player who sacrifices a lot, helps the team immensely. Even though he didn't score, he opened a lot of space for his teammates. Helped the team a lot by applying pressure with his speed. He is a hardworking and very indispensable player. This is Silvinho's successful choice. When you reach your goal, there is no reason to change.
We have so many great strikers Shehi but Broja is missing. Was Silvinho's decision not to pack him in the last two games right?
It is about a player who plays at a high level like Chelsea. This makes you understand what footballers we have in our bosom. This makes you understand what strength we have and where we have reached. Broja has a future ahead of it. It comes after an injury, in our opinion it will be an indisputable part of Albania. He has great qualities, he is a promising player. In this situation, the coach has seen fit not to change the decision, perhaps also because of the injury.
See, we're the best offense of the bunch and the best defense. What will you separate? Rraklli, for example, told me that it is more important that we don't concede, since in Europe we will not play "head-to-head" with big teams. What will you value most in this team?
The group stage is a short marathon, not that the championship is a long marathon. To reach the first two places, we need balance. The balance comes when you have a team with enthusiasm and when you have a team that fights at every moment. Defense also has a big effect. I wouldn't want to separate defense from attack. Everyone is a defender when we don't have the ball, everyone is an attacker when we have the ball. Before, you asked me about Cikallesh and told you that he is putting pressure on you. We have a team that settles well, when we have the ball we are aggressive and go at a high pace to the rival's goal. This has made us the winner, the transition is whoever does it the shortest, is the winner. This also includes the individual part, where Asani, for example, solved the match individually.
I want a personal comment about Etrit Berisha, but also the goal of Albania in general. His performance against Napoli made the rounds on the net. You also know Berisha personally. Do we go smoothly in Europe from this point of view?
Etriti is a top level goalkeeper. I think he is one of the best and his name should be written in golden letters. He doesn't like the media or going out. He had a difficult period in Turin, he came back, and this shows will. It is one of the pillars of our national team, as it was in "EURO 2016". With these goalkeepers we have, we go easy.
With how many points do we end this group? See, will we break the points record?
I think with 19 points. We get 6 more points.
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