Coach Silvinjo spoke after Albania's 2-1 loss to Poland. It was a disappointment for the Rossoneri, as they took the lead first.
Silvinho declared from Warsaw: "I am sad. I am proud of all the players, who have played an equal match. With a strong team, who is used to playing in the European or World Cup and in this big stadium with so many fans. I am sad, I have been like this since I was a child, since I was 7-8 years old I was upset if I lost a match. That is football, but I am very proud of what the players have done today.
Ramadani? I'm very proud, in fact we thought about replacing Pilon so that we could go 3-5-2, he has pace and plays with the ball. On the other hand, when you lack a typical center forward, we tried to fight from the wings with Uzun and Hoxha. Hoxha scored, Uzun had a chance. It's difficult to face the Polish defense, we had to find a way to break it.
I am very happy for the whole journey that we have all made together. We are one. I am not thinking about a specific decision right now. Today has been a sad day, now I am thinking about going to Valencia. This is a very good journey. A step forward that we have all made as a country, federation and players.
I want to take 24 hours, to be a little sad. Coming here is a moment of joy, to play for a place in the World Cup. But also a sadness that we didn't make it. It's all a journey, and happy for what we achieved.
At the moment I'm only thinking about the upcoming match with Valencia. I remember the match 3 years ago very well, right here. It was the 82nd minute, it stayed in my heart. This will stay in my heart even more, the opportunities we missed. It was Poland in a final match of the World Cup "play off", with Sweden and it was Zielinski and Lewandowski who scored.
"It remains to be seen. We will not be able to invite other players. We have 26 players. After 24 or 48 hours we can think again," Silvinjo said for "Klan TV".
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