Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

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Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Zemi » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:02 am

absolute shit post bulku

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Albanian Damien » Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:51 pm

Plako wrote:
Aurora Bulkualis wrote:We have always played with the same defensive system. We were never playing attacking football.

It's just today we actually have some proper defenders, and we're organized well. Too bad we went from Serie A strikers (when Serie A was the top league) to FC Vaduz powerhouses.
We have upgraded immensely in defense by going from Dallku-Aliaj-Çipi to Hysaj-Mavraj-Cana/Ajeti. Even Agolli has been pretty solid in the back.

I think Berisha is better than Strakosha although lately he doesn't seem to be the same player.

In midfield I still prefer "pitbulls" like Abrashi/Xhaka over the more technical old guard that were gassed in 45 minutes.

The one huge hole is the offense: going from Rraklli/Tare/Bogdani to Sadiku/Balaj/Cika is such a huge drop off. I was never too fond of Tare/Bogdani as I didn't think they suited our style of play but they were still better than the current crop. Our most threatening offensive players now are Mavraj (top goalscorer in the qualifiers) and Hysaj. That tells you everything you need to know about our attack.


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I agree with everything you said. I think the whole "we play ugly" idea is overrated. We defend, we pass the ball well at times, and create opportunities. The only problem is we have no offensive firepower like you said. So it looks really ugly when we don't capitalize on our chances. If we had a prime Igli Tare or Bogdani on this team we would 100% have made it out of the group.. But the future looks bright with the likes of Rashica, Manaj, and Avdijaj to choose from..

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Plako » Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:21 pm

Aurora Bulkualis wrote:No we would be saying Lila was Beckenbauer. Albania in the early/mid 2000s being a better attacking team then than now is a matter of fact, not opinion. The stats on the first page prove it.

Skela had more creativity than any player we have now. You can make an argument about him not fitting DB's system, but you can't say Lenjani or Lila are more creative than him.

I agree with Skela on his creativity but he would slow the attack down every time he got the ball and that drove me crazy every single time.


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Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Aurora Bulkualis » Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:18 am

No we would be saying Lila was Beckenbauer. Albania in the early/mid 2000s being a better attacking team then than now is a matter of fact, not opinion. The stats on the first page prove it.

Skela had more creativity than any player we have now. You can make an argument about him not fitting DB's system, but you can't say Lenjani or Lila are more creative than him.

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Migjeni » Sun Jul 03, 2016 7:44 am

^^ :rrokullisem: :rrokullisem:

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by artan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:19 am

Lets not kid ourselves. If Lila played with that generation we would be saying right now that this current team is missing the passion and defensive ability of Lila, we wouldn't have leaked in easy goals with Lila in the lineup. He even played for a season in Serie A and made Inter shit themselves, no albanian player can do that currently!

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Aurora Bulkualis » Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:05 am

Shpati wrote:Yea, Sadiku sucks, but he's still the best option as forward. It's not like there's a clear better option like there was during all those years of Bulku and Lila starts.
Lila is still starting...Bulku would probably be too if his legs didn't give out after 10 minutes. The funny thing is Lenjani's only feats are long range goals which even Bulku scored against Slovenia.

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by vata10 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:29 pm

Skela, Lala, Tare, Vata and Duro were good players no doubt eventhough the Bundesliga they played in was nowhere at the level it is now. One thing is for sure they didn't have it hard to score goals. Don't think Skela , Lala and Duro would have a case for a starting spot in the current team's lineup vs the likes of Xhaka, Abrashi, Kace, Kukeli and Memushaj. The later ones being better players all around. Fatmir Vata would start on both wings though as would Tare or Bogdani as a striker in the current team.

All in all the current team is way better than anything I've seen in the last 16 years of watching the NT. What this team is lacking is a good striker and 1-2 wide players that can successfully take on players, to become a very good team.

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Shpati » Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:29 am

Yea, Sadiku sucks, but he's still the best option as forward. It's not like there's a clear better option like there was during all those years of Bulku and Lila starts.

Re: Albania Since 1982 (Why Skela & co. were better than today's team)

by Dallku » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:14 am

artan wrote: he's just as limited as Meha is.
Lets not exaggerate. Meha is so limited that nobody knows what position he even plays. If it wasn't for his free kicks he probably wouldn't be a footballer. He's a soccer version of a "punter". Very low footballing IQ.

but I agree with the rest of your post. Don't think Skela would start under De Biasi because he was a typical old fashioned #10 with a low motor and no defense. De Biasi believes only in goons in midfield but that has gotten results.

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