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On the eve of the Albania-Israel friendly, which will be played at the "Air Albania" stadium in Tirana, at 8:00 PM, the national team's striker, Armando Broja, gave an interview to Israeli journalist Moti Peschatzky, on the "Sports Channel" media outlet.
Broja was quite surprised when asked about his first season at Burnley, completely avoiding it, thus increasing the chances of leaving the English team.
Albania has a new coach, what has changed?
We have a new coach, so different style of play, different tactics, different philosophy in the game. So I'm sure they have a different team too. We also have some new players and new additions to the team.
Different personnel makes a big difference in the game. You know, we'll see. But we've definitely prepared quite well with the new coach. We haven't had many days to prepare, but so far it's been good.
What do you remember about Eli Dasa, your former teammate from Vitese and the Israeli captain?
Yes, I mean, we played together at Vitese, so I remember it quite well as one of my very good years in football. And yes, he was definitely a very good role model at that time.
He's still a very good role model and he's also a good guy. You know, I know him quite well. Yeah, I mean, he's a good guy and it would be nice to see him. There are a lot of similarities between your career and Mano Solomon's as a loan player from Tottenham.
Like Israel, Albania has a new generation of players. Do you think you can qualify for EURO 2028?
I mean, yeah, I think we're very optimistic. You know, we're very confident. I can say that we also have a new coach, new team, new players, new tactics, new style of play, so obviously we have to give it some time.
You know, these will be two good games for us to really develop, to strengthen as a team and hopefully be ready for the Nations League games in September and then for the European Championship qualifiers.
You had a long season with Burnley that ended in defeat. What's it like going from there to the national team?
I mean, it's not a big difference. I mean, at the end of the day, we're professional players. We go up, down, you know, in different leagues all the time. For me, it's just about coming here.
As I said, we have a new coach, so it gives us extra motivation to come and fight for our places, to play to impress the coach. That's what everyone wants to do.
We have 25, 26 players, I believe, who all want to come here and give their best and try to play as much as possible.
As I said, these are two friendly matches that are good for us to develop as a team, to really understand the coach.
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