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Stanislav Levi knows Albania well. The Czech coach has coached Skenderbeu and Flamurtari in our country, while winning a championship title with Korčari. Therefore, it is no coincidence that before the match between the two countries, he was described as an "expert" by the Czech media.
Levi remembered his time in Albania in an interview for "Sport.cz", among the beautiful things, but also the surprises he experienced here, especially some unpleasant incidents with the fans.
"Fantastic experience, winning the championship. Not long after my arrival, I also received an offer to manage the Albanian national team at the same time. But the president of the club didn't like the combination of functions, so it didn't work ", first explained Levi, who then analyzed the match between the two national teams.
" Now there is a great euphoria about football in the country. They feel a great chance to go to the European again. On the other hand, it can also be counterproductive for them if there is too much pressure on the team.
The team must not give up on the atmosphere there. Players have enough experience not to go off the rails. They should not rush from the beginning at all costs. But just defending and waiting for breaks and shots would not be enough. They will have to show something more.
Going into the match will be very important. It will be necessary to show courage and self-confidence. They can surprise the Albanians, even though they are also very experienced ", said the technician, who thinks that there will be no incidents of the type he experienced in our country.
" It can happen that even a tomato or an orange flies into the field, you just have to remove it. I once had a stone wrapped in a snowball. We won away from home and I was talking to a television after the game. The local fans couldn't stand it, they hit me on the chin. That's how I realized that it was necessary to close the interview and quickly go to the dressing room.
We played in the transfer with Kastriot and an ultras emptied a Kalashnikov magazine into the air before the match at the stadium. It was later discovered that he was drugged. Before that, the goalkeeper coach violently threw assistant Zdenek Beçka to the ground against the wall. At first I didn't understand why they were fighting. Only then, during the shooting, did I realize that he was protecting her... ", Levi said.
But he explains that Albania is now completely different. " A lot of money has been invested in football, not only in Tirana, everything has moved forward. The aim of the players is to find better contracts, especially in Italy and Greece, which are dream countries for them with a similar mentality.
I can recommend holidays in Albania to everyone with a clear conscience. The sea, modernized hotels, good and cheap food. The whole country is growing a lot.
I received an invitation to the match from the president of Skanderbeg, who now lives in Monaco. Quite a paradox from the Federation and from the Albanian side. I had to turn it down anyway. For reasons of time and health. Recently I had Covid and its consequences are still with me ", explained the former coach of Skenderbeu.
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