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Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Aurora Bulkualis » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:18 pm

League C is 2nd last seed, and League is D is last seed. Dismiss them all you want but that's worth 12 points in a qualifiers.

Italy wasn't qualified for World Cup because they couldn't win against Armenia.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Plako » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:40 pm

Princ wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:10 pm
Dallku wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:11 pm You're really underestimating what a solid backline brings. It's the backbone of a team and guarantees stability.
To be fair, you are coming to these conclusions based on our results against village teams, who don’t pose any threat offensively. The value of these squads is absolutely laughable, and proves nothing regarding the strength of our defence.

Last qualifying campaign, only Andorra and Moldova conceded more goals than Albania in our group. The midfield plays a big role in defence and that is currently our weakest link, even worse than the attack in my opinion. We have some good pieces to build on up front like Broja and even the in-form Uzuni. Sadly, the same cannot be said about the midfield.. it is full of midgets, unproven players, and washed up journeymen.
This group is truly village level and I include us in this as well as we have recently shown to struggle against the mighty Andorans.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Princ » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:10 pm

Dallku wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:11 pm You're really underestimating what a solid backline brings. It's the backbone of a team and guarantees stability.
To be fair, you are coming to these conclusions based on our results against village teams, who don’t pose any threat offensively. The value of these squads is absolutely laughable, and proves nothing regarding the strength of our defence.

Last qualifying campaign, only Andorra and Moldova conceded more goals than Albania in our group. The midfield plays a big role in defence and that is currently our weakest link, even worse than the attack in my opinion. We have some good pieces to build on up front like Broja and even the in-form Uzuni. Sadly, the same cannot be said about the midfield.. it is full of midgets, unproven players, and washed up journeymen.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Klejdi1023 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:33 pm

artan wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:43 pm It takes a team to win. If our best player is a striker and we don't have anyone who can give him any service than there's he pretty much useless too. And obviously your best player will never be Ronaldo or Messi where they can dribble from midfield and single handily carry the attack.

It's frustrating because this isn't a bad team and it has some talent. I just think the manager is too smart for his own good with his tactical decisions. To me it's clear this team isn't balance and needs some width and pace to be complete. He's just so adamant on having two central midfielders who aren't good with possession and a semi-amateur wingback in Trashi/Memolla in the lineup. I think two additions are clear and they are Uzuini and Roshi, both can provide pace, width and Uzuini's case some creativity. I think I'm going crazy but this will open up the play some and not put so much pressure on our midfield who isn't very good with the ball.

--------------Uzuini--Forward
Hysaj-Abrashi-Gjasula-Bare-Roshi
-------Kumbulla-Dermaku-Gym
------------------Strakosha

This team is more than capable defensively. Maybe someone more creative can slide into Abrashi's place. Uzuini can play a bit of a free role (really impressed me in his match against Molde) and I think we're selling him short. Roshi gives an outlet for a counter which we haven't had in a long time and provides width as he can actually take on a defender unlike Veseli. Hysaj is also a complete professional, he'll adjust to the LWB position. It can even turn into a 4-4-2 if someone more creative than Abrashi is in the lineup during situations .

I also want to see Kumbulla slide more into the midfield to help with possession. He's just so mature for a young age. It's crazy how we lucked into finding him and how he actually sticked with us.
That’s a good lineup. Clearly we need one of our wingers to start so we can attack more on that side (Roshi, Uzuni top picks). With solid covers in Kumbulla and Djim when we attack, we can use this lineup against all teams except for powerhouses when we would need to go ultra defensive. But Reja is too scared to try this so he’ll stick to Trashi, Memolla and all the other scrubs we have.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Plako » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:04 pm

I have a feeling Panucci would have done better with this group of players. We did play some decent attacking football under him.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by artan » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:43 pm

It takes a team to win. If our best player is a striker and we don't have anyone who can give him any service than there's he pretty much useless too. And obviously your best player will never be Ronaldo or Messi where they can dribble from midfield and single handily carry the attack.

It's frustrating because this isn't a bad team and it has some talent. I just think the manager is too smart for his own good with his tactical decisions. To me it's clear this team isn't balance and needs some width and pace to be complete. He's just so adamant on having two central midfielders who aren't good with possession and a semi-amateur wingback in Trashi/Memolla in the lineup. I think two additions are clear and they are Uzuini and Roshi, both can provide pace, width and Uzuini's case some creativity. I think I'm going crazy but this will open up the play some and not put so much pressure on our midfield who isn't very good with the ball.

--------------Uzuini--Forward
Hysaj-Abrashi-Gjasula-Bare-Roshi
-------Kumbulla-Dermaku-Gym
------------------Strakosha

This team is more than capable defensively. Maybe someone more creative can slide into Abrashi's place. Uzuini can play a bit of a free role (really impressed me in his match against Molde) and I think we're selling him short. Roshi gives an outlet for a counter which we haven't had in a long time and provides width as he can actually take on a defender unlike Veseli. Hysaj is also a complete professional, he'll adjust to the LWB position. It can even turn into a 4-4-2 if someone more creative than Abrashi is in the lineup during situations .

I also want to see Kumbulla slide more into the midfield to help with possession. He's just so mature for a young age. It's crazy how we lucked into finding him and how he actually sticked with us.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Dallku » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:15 pm

andi2410 wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:09 am Secondly, he seems lazy. He showed very little hunger and desire, and at his age, effort is the one aspect of his game that cannot be missing.

I noticed this when I saw him play for Vitesse too. He hides a lot from the ball and walks a lot.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Dallku » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:11 pm

Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:36 am

Our backline is not going to score goals, which was our problem. Like I said, you can't concede less than 0 goals.

It makes no difference whether our backline is 2 levels ahead or 5 levels ahead. It's diminishing returns. For offence, the difference is 2 or 5 goals. For defence it's just 0.


You're really underestimating what a solid backline brings. It's the backbone of a team and guarantees stability. It always keeps you in games against anyone. You can have a decent attack but if your defense is leaking then it's pointless.

Greece literally won a euro with a superb backline and a mediocre/bad attack.

Yeah, ideally you want your best player to be an attacker but we can't pretend like having expensive defenders or even goalkeepers is pointless.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by Aurora Bulkualis » Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:53 am

artan wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:01 am Kazakhstan is the equivalent of a Superliga All-Star team. I'm pretty sure today any of our guys can walk in their starting lineup besides besides a few spots.
Not really. Going by transfermarkt, they're the equivalent of a Bulgaria or a Montenegro.
andi2410 wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:09 am I actually don't see what you guys see in Kumbulla.
Kumbulla is the complete package. Tall, strong, great positioning and tackling.

Re: Kazakhstan - Albania Sun 11 Oct 15:00

by andi2410 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:09 am

Kallaku impressed me. He was very good on the ball - much better than I expected and already the best player on the team in that regard. This was his first gamen and he's young. As a result, he was obviously timid going forward and didn't take many chances with his passing. A lot of young players do this, keep it simple instead of trying to be special and lose the ball. He did show some vision though and spread the ball wide nicely a couple of times. I think he has a chance to be a good player in a couple of years if he continues to grow.

Broja is interesting. He has awesome speed and good technique - however, he is very weak and gets pushed off way too easily even for his age given his size. Secondly, he seems lazy. He showed very little hunger and desire, and at his age, effort is the one aspect of his game that cannot be missing. I hope this changes and he doesn't go through the typical Albanian cycle of becoming good enough to make some money so he can show off on IG, and never having that ambition to reach his full potential.

I actually don't see what you guys see in Kumbulla. I've watched him a lot. He is very smart and positional defensively - he reads the game so well which is why he is so effective defensively. But he seems slow to me, very passive and super uncomfortable with the ball on his feet. He can make the simple side to side pass, or forward pass if the center mid drops deep and asks for a simple lay-off, but when he is pressures, he loses the ball every single time. He is young and obviously has lots of time to improve and I'm sure he will. However, at this stage, Gjimshiti is by far the best defender we have. I am very pleasantly surprised by him - I did not think he would ever become this good.

This team has a lot of trash that needs to be dropped. Manaj, Abrashi, Trashi should never play again. Net zero players. They do absolutely nothing. It is time to build the new generation. Going forward we should be developing this 11:
Strakosha
Hysaj Gjimshiti Kumbulla Mihaj
Roshi Bare ? ?
Kallaku
Broja

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