"I watched Spain against Italy", Silvinho: The difficult match, but my boys are ambitious

2024-06-23 19:36:15Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"I watched Spain against Italy", Silvinho: The difficult match, but my
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In the official media conference before the match with Spain, the coach of the red and black national team, Silvinho, said that it will be difficult against one of the best teams in the world, but Albania will try for victory.

The Brazilian from a big match from the Reds and Blacks, against one of the biggest teams in the world.

What does it mean for you to qualify, certainly beating Spain?

Spain has welcomed me, and my family, but fate is a wonderful thing. Playing against Spain is fantastic. Spain is a brilliant team, it will be a day I will never forget. We finished in the group of death and now we are given a very big opportunity against one of the best teams in the world.

Spain will play with the second formation...

You know better than I that Spain has possession in its DNA, there is a lot of quality in midfield. There is something else, very good players in the wings. There are some very fast players on the wings and centre. They have a lot of quality in defense, they allow very few spaces, they are organized. He won with Croatia and Italy, he won the group, it will be a very difficult match for us. We have good players too, we can't wait to play against Spain.

Have you seen Spain vs Italy in the stadium...

I went with Zabaleta, something planned, the day after our match. We know all our opponents, it is an impressive team, there are very good players. De la Fuente has done a very good job, attacking and defending very well. In the qualifiers, he lost only one match against Scotland. My players are brave and will give everything in this last match. Anything can happen during the 90 minutes, we will enter the field to do our best.

You took the lead in the first two games, what did you need to win?

It's a big thing to score first, this is the second major event and the players are improving. It's about experience and facing big competitions and big teams. We must continue to improve, in managing the phases of the game. If we will do the best performance, we can achieve the right result.

Are you happy that we are fighting for qualification in the hell group?

I am happy, definitely, many people five months ago thought that they would concede four or five goals, and the last game would have no value. I am happy about the work we have done and that we are in this group of death. I am happy with my players, we did everything we could. We keep dreaming.

Is it the most important match as a coach and maybe even as a footballer?

I'm still young, it's a very important match and I won't forget it. We play against Spain, the first place. I am half Spanish half Brazilian. If this is more important, the situation may make it so. After the draw with Croatia it was, maybe it can be done with Spain.

Which team do you consider favorite?

I haven't been able to see many matches. I saw Spain with Italy, we worked for hours, training, traveling. I have seen Spain, but not the other matches. Only 10-15 minutes between the Netherlands and France. Of course, if I have to say names, Spain of course, Italian and Croatia too.

Albania can qualify with two points...

Of course, as I stated before, in my career I have not seen a coach go to the field for the equalizer. If you have a great team you play to win, but it depends on what happens during the match. If we want to go through, we have to win. It is true that we can go through two more draws, but we have to play to win and see what happens in the last minutes.

Is it good or bad news that Spain's bench players are playing?

They are a great team, even the second team can play and win. They are motivated, we can't think what Spain does. They play at a very high level, whoever is on the pitch. I hope we have a great match, we know anything can happen.

Do you have the lineup ready?

We have the formation ready, but we also have a training session, we will see and decide. We will try to take our chances to continue beyond the group stage.

Do you feel sorry for missing Dak?

As Gjimshiti also said, we are here to play football in a brilliant event, we must talk about football. We don't want to spend energy on something else. Whatever UEFA has decided is its business.


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