Silvinho before the duel with Ukraine: We have never played with two strikers, the first thing I will tell the players is...

2024-11-18 16:25:06Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Silvinho before the duel with Ukraine: We have never played with two strikers,
Silvinho

Albania plays its last match in the League of Nations against Ukraine in the "National Arena", where the main objective is only victory.

Albania plays its last match in the League of Nations against Ukraine in the "National Arena", where the main objective is only victory.

The coach of the National Team, Sylvinho, has spoken to the media showing what is expected from this challenge and also focused on the physical condition of Jasir Asani, who left injured from the last match with the Czech Republic.

"When we defend, it is not with two, but with 10 players. Even when attacked there are many. Ismajli scored an important goal for us against Ukraine, every match is different from each other. We said three months ago that it is the only group that anything can happen, they have all made the European Championship, they have strong players and they have done well. Every match is balanced. But we prepare the match to win, with all due respect to Ukraine, it is technically very strong. We are at home, playing with our people. We have a chance that if we win, we might get first place. But we prepare it to win, no one prepares it to draw. We will be on the pitch tomorrow hard, as we always have. Plus here we have the people, our audience which I think is a nice advantage.

I always say that the second game is difficult, that there are few days to prepare, above all recovery. We have to understand the situation, today we have training, tomorrow we have a match to watch until the afternoon and understand if they have recovered 100%. If Tuci is 100%, he can go to the match. I always talk to the players, but then I take the choice. Asani has had an MRI and needs to be evaluated. He has opportunities, let's see, we have to wait. But like I said, tomorrow is another day. Asani will train alone today, he will participate little by little and we will see if he completes the training or not. I will talk to the player tomorrow. He doesn't go on the field if he tells me: 'Coach, I'm ready'. Then all the doctors, the staff, me. Then there is the field that speaks.

Uzuni is a very strong second striker. It has good characteristics in the use of spaces. It is not said that you could score 2-3 goals if you were playing with 2 strikers. We need some kind of balance in the team. We have never played with 2 central strikers. We have always played with a center forward and a half forward. We have to find the balance of the team. Everything is open. We have alternatives like Muçi, Hoxha, etc. I prefer to play with a central striker and another striker at the back. For example: Daku-Uzuni, Tuci-Seferi. I don't like to play with two tora in attack may.

Everything is different, especially when we compare a match 3 months ago. This is one of the most balanced groups in the National League. Everything is open, I saw the match between Ukraine and Georgia, it was 50 to 50. All 4 teams have done well in European, they are good teams with good coaches and good characteristics. We will look to win, play in front of our home crowd. Technically, we have chances to be the first and we will give our best while respecting the opponent as much as possible. It is an open match that has all 3 results.

This is a very fast competition, played in a short period of time. We play for first place. In the match, anything can happen. We will take the field to win. We have a kind of advantage playing in front of our fans. You never enter the field with fear. Our objective is to take first place.

There is a kind of balance in every team. We defended well, but we didn't score. And here I do not blame the attacker. We will try to make as few mistakes as possible. By making good passes we create shares. In the first 30 minutes, we made mistakes in the last game.

I'm not a player anymore. After 10 minutes I will enter the field and the first thing I will say to the players is: 'This is a final match'", said Sylvinho.


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