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For days, the Reds have started gathering for the preparations for "EURO 2024", the finals of a European tournament where the Reds and Blacks are participating for the second time in 8 years.
In an interview for Top Channel, the president of the AFL, Armand Duka, shows what we have today, different from "France 2016".
" The whole football world sees Albanian football differently today, and even more so the national team. You see it with more respect, for what it has given in international football, respect for what it has in its composition, footballers who play in good teams, for the staff, for the coach with many names in the world of football and with a lot of respect for the Football Federation, which is certainly not like before, it is different, much more organized with more experience, but all this respect from everyone is not doing us any good because the more underestimation of they see us, the better it would be, but today there are no more marks of underestimation for us ", said Duka.
Some time ago, the president warned Silvinho from a distance that the Albanians are prepared to stay as long as possible in Germany, but on July 8, when the championship is in its final stages, his contract ends.
" We haven't had the physical time to hold a ceremony or make an official agreement, but in principle we have agreed to continue with the same staff. Of course, we are 100% focused on the European Championship, but with one eye and mind, we also think about the future, because we discussed with Silvinho also about the organization of the League of Nations matches, because not only can they move to Group A in the League of Nations nations, but we can also secure a place for the play-off for the World Cup, so we consider the European an object achieved and with Silvinho we have set the milestones and we will not be without a coach after the European. We haven't put anything on paper yet, but Silvinjo will continue until the end of the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup and, in case of qualification, until the end of the 2026 World Cup ," said Duka.
In "EURO 2016", the Red and Blacks, even though debutants, even though with teams above their level, managed to get three points, can we get that much or more this time?
" I don't want to put pressure on anyone, neither the staff nor the players, I want them to be free to express their sporting qualities. If we go back to the European Cup in the first half against Switzerland, our team was almost not on the field, as it was under pressure, because it was the first time we took part in such a competition and for 15 minutes Switzerland could beat us. rather, but now I don't want to be under pressure. I'm definitely confident we can do more than 3 points, but whatever happens, whether we do or not, I'll be behind the whole team and the staff. I ask this from all the fans, to be satisfied with what the team has achieved and not to put it under pressure ", said the president of the AFL.
We have entered the month of June, the month of the European Championship, and today the Reds and Blacks take to the field for the first friendly against Liechtenstein.
" Not only the friendly match with Liechtenstein, but every minute and everything during the build-up is very important. If the team will be really focused and will find the right balances, it will do well even in the official matches. The friendly match is not to be underestimated, it's not that the result is very important, although it should be, because through it the team goes to the European with more confidence ", said Duka.
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