Albania's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup started in England, but the real edition starts with the match against Andorra at home. The national team has the chance to get the first victory and remain in the race to reach at least second place, which translates into the play-off zone. Victory is a must.
"We definitely have to win. We are looking for the first three points after the loss in England. It will be a difficult match, we have to find spaces and manage to unlock the result, but also be careful of their counterattacks. Andorra is a difficult rival. There will be changes because it is a completely different match from Wembley. There we had to defend, now we have to attack. The team has to unlock, score and try to win the matches", said Sylvinho.
The Reds start as favorites and this is a fact. The players have to cope with the pressure of a match where they are the ones who have to control the game.
"For myself, no, I also consider that game as an opportunity, we as a team do not think so. It was an opportunity for us, England is a world team, they play to win titles. Tomorrow will be another match, difficult and they have to be focused, but in today's football there are no easy matches. I believe that they have an advantage that they have a coach for many years, a team that has played together for many years. I believe that the difficulty will be on the physical level, that they are very prepared and they stay very low as a defense and we should be the ones who have to put them in difficulty, to put them in individual duels for our teammates, to create spaces for our teammates, that will be the key point", said Gjimshiti.
Coach Sylvinho warned that due to the specifics of the challenge, he will have to make some changes to the lineup, to present a more attacking and scoring team on the field. (A2 Televizion)
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