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The Albanian national team will play two friendlies this month. On March 22, they will challenge Chile and 2 days later they will face Sweden. These meetings will give Sylvinho the opportunity to see the condition of the players and to 'test' before Euro 2024.
It was the captain of the Albanian national team who appeared today at the press conference to talk about the accumulated players, innovations and absences in the Red and Black roster. Among other things, he emphasized that:
" Leaving Dak and Muja out? Arber Hoxha? It is true that there are many "headaches" for the offensive coach. It is something that I have taken into account, with us in friendlies are very important. We take them into consideration and we have to try as many players as possible. Daku and Muja are important for us and we have to see what the young players are capable of. We have Manaj and Broja that I will have the opportunity to watch closely. We also have Hoxha who plays on the left with his right foot and after he joins us I will see where he can give his best. He is a player who has technique.
Many defenders and attackers and few midfielders, why this choice? What do you expect from the players in these two matches? I am satisfied with the balance of the team both offensively and at the back. We closed the qualifiers as one of the best defenses of the tournament. Both attack and midfield have sacrificed to defend. It is not only about the feeling, but it is a process that starts from the collection and continues. I don't consider the matches friendly. We play against strong opponents and Chile have important and interesting players. Sweden is strong individually, with players playing for strong teams in Europe.
Will these two friendlies put an end to the doubts about the final team for Euro 2024? There are two very important matches for the final stage of Euro 2024, but it is not decisive. Every player has a journey to get here. All teams have received 25-26 players and this is the moment to try as many players as possible.
Manaj for the first time and Broja, how difficult is it to leave out what was brought to him in the European? As for the choices the staff have to make for Euro 2024, it is a delicate situation. I will leave these sufferings for May and at the moment I don't have my mind there. We have two very important games ahead of us where we have to assess each player and after the friendlies are over I will sit down with the staff to decide on each player. I am the first one to go down on the pitch tomorrow and we have to be as prepared as possible.
How much will the exclusion of the players who were protagonists in the qualifiers affect the dressing room? The relationship the players have in the dressing room is very good and I'm not worried. I don't worry about how the new players will be received, as everyone knows that they have an open door in the national team. We have been watching Hoxha for 3 months and we have a lot of other players who will be watched to be in the national team.
Defensive absences? In football there are 3 results, but when we work we don't count on the result. We only go to win and I remember the case with Poland, where we all wanted 1 point. As for absences, Ajeti and Ismajli are injured and we cannot take any risks. We have Kumbulla, Veseli and Mersinaj and as far as the result is concerned, we enter the field to win both games.
Module change? It's time to try in the national team. We don't have much time available to experiment and in training we will look for eventual changes, where the players feel better, I don't think about changing the module.
Renovation? Regarding the contract, I have said before that I have a very good relationship with the Federation and the Duke. Now we are only thinking about Euro 2024 and at the right moment we will talk about the contract.
Players who no longer play regularly, Bajrami, Seferi, Kumbulla or Broja, does this situation bother you? I can't say no, but that's the life of a footballer. The more I play the better, but I don't tell the players to change teams or not. Because the more he plays, the better he gets in the national team. But I have nothing to do. I'm not saying it doesn't bother me, it does.
Lack of minutes for goalkeepers? Of course it's not in a good situation, I'm undeniably worried. It needs good management. Even during the qualifiers, we had players who lacked minutes and gave their best with the national team. We have Berisha, Strakosha and Kastrati who I am sure will give their best.
Dak's post? I'm not in the habit of talking to players after the published list. I have 26 players for these challenges and I will deal with them. I'm the one who brought Daku and I appreciate him a lot, also with Gjasula and Muja. I also brought the latter, but that does not mean that they are not in our plans. "There are footballers who are upset that they are not part of the squad and I couldn't get 40 players, but we will sit down in May to decide on the squad for Euro 2024."
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