
Albania ended the adventure in this "Euro 2024" with their heads held high. Despite the loss, the Reds and Blacks also gave a dignified performance against Spain.
Below you will find the ratings for some of the players in the Albania-Spain match:
Strakosha (5.5): "Unlike Croatia, it no longer has the same shine. Doesn't offer much security in goal, especially in the first half. Punches a few balls that could be easily controlled and leaves the ball to the mercy of fate. He makes mistakes with his feet in several cases, giving control to Spain, but there is no weight of blame in the result and in the conceded goal".
Gjimshiti (6.5): "We are lucky to have him, perhaps the only player from Albania who played three brilliant matches in this European tournament, not limping or fading in any of the matches. It is said that great players stand out in such details and Gjimshiti is also great in Albania and Atalanta".
Verse (7.5): "What a fantastic player. In these last years, the only person who has reduced the importance of the infallible Berat Gjimshiti at least for one game, brilliant. He took charge of many situations, breaking the Spaniards' actions and restarting our attacking actions. We must wish that it returns to the strongest championships in Europe".
Balliu (5.5): "Maybe it's not like Hysaj's case, to go wrong at the last moment, but he makes big mistakes in defense. Grimaldo was the most dangerous player in Spain, his crosses were like a fatal shot towards our goal, every ball arched to perfection and Balliu never interfering in the first half, leaving Grimaldo to cross easily, to they then leave it to the other defenders to clear the ball. This is a big mistake, while even in attacking actions, it does not do something to remember".
Asllani (7): "Player of the next generation, brilliant. The way he passes, the way he hits, the way he avoids the opposing player, the way he gets between three rival footballers, shows that Asllani is no longer one of those players who we often say have grudges and blood because they have nothing but them, Kristjani he is a classy, technical player with a lot of brains".
Bajrami (5.5): "It disappears at the wrong moment, in our final match. He starts on Sefer's side, just like he played with Croatia. In front of him was a 38-year-old man, Navas, but Bajrami goes out in the wings. He starts almost no dangerous action from the wing, undoubtedly his weakest game of this European and perhaps, the weakest since Silvinho's time. This was not necessary, not today, but even Nedimi is a human above all with his fluctuations".
Manaj (5): "Silvinjo believes in Manaj again, but the player cannot repeat himself as against Croatia. Loses every duel against the Spanish defenders, falls in every duel with the opponent and the referee never gives a foul in our favor. It looked completely out of the game."
Hoxha (7): "There is a spark like Armando Broja in the golden time before the injury. He drags all the opponents, it is not known why Silvinho left him out of the starting line-up. Great in minutes against Italy, Croatia and Spain. It is said that he does not do well in defensive tasks, but how many balls Hoxha has recovered in the few minutes and breaking actions he has done to the Spaniards, no one else has done. Enters at a moment when the match has taken its direction, he tries to do everything himself, but unfortunately, he cannot score. After all, despite his brilliant skills, he is a player who passes a lot and only to be applauded. Medicine for the eyes". He is a champion player of Dinamo Zagreb, a football school for Europe that produces top level footballers, wonder why he plays there? Of course, he is a top-class player."
Broja (6.5): "It was necessary from the first minute, there is no discussion. Some say he is more damaging when he comes off the bench, but when he came off the bench today, the game was over and could have been even more over if Spain had scored the second goal. So what would Broja do? He takes 2 Spain players with him at all times and that means he opens up more space on the pitch for other players who can take advantage of the lack of attention on them. He wants to do everything in a few minutes like Arbër Hoxha and this somehow loses him the highest rating, but he is a class player, even if he is injured or in not the best form, something must be clearly understood, Chelsea does not bring players of the level weak".
Silvinjo (5.5): "It is true that Silvinjo's Albania has given us so many great emotions. But he made some mistakes and learned from this European as much as we did, he could not be a step forward. If the whole stadium chanted the name of Armando Broja, it shows that something was wrong. Armando Broja and Arbër Hoxha on the bench in a match that had to be won for sure. They don't enter the field even at the beginning of the second half, when the score was 0-1 for the opponent, what was the idea? Manaj lost every duel in the first half, even the last Albania fan knew that Arbër Hoxha would make a spectacle on the left wing.
Why did you wait so long? Silvinho analyzed in detail every player of Italy, Croatia and Spain for 3 months in a row, it was even said that he had also analyzed the referees how they held the game and which of them gave cards more easily, but in fact, he had forgotten a little to study the values real players of Albania. Pawn for three points lost to Croatia and pawn for a point conceded today against a Spain that changed 10 players from 11 in total. At least, Arbër Hoxha deserved to play from the first minute against Spain today. And if Arbër Hoxha did not do the defensive duties and overlooked them in a historic match, in a historic 90 minutes for all Albanians, then it would be the whole public who would criticize and applaud Silvinho for everything he did until now because in terms of attacking skills, Arbër Hoxha simply has no second in this Albania".
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