With memories of the golden years (80's) of the albanian football still fresh on her mind, Albania is now attempting to recreate its strong football legacy. As young players start making their names abroad, the future is looking bright for Albanian football!
Princ wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:47 pm
Yeah against the Real Madrids, Man Cities, Chelseas, and PSGs..
Not the Comos and Torinos
European teams were clearly out of form and in preseason stages. That was reflected in some of the scores like:
Al Hilal beating Manchester City
Fluminense beating Inter
Botafogo beating PSG
Al Hilal drawing Real Madrid
you even had a literally amateur team like Auckland City drawing Argentina giants Boca Juniors... Upsets were common. It was only MLS teams that weren't competitive (during peak MLS season btw).
Princ wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 6:17 pm
Manaj also had a hot stretch where he scored 3 goals in 5 games in Serie A..
So which one is it?
Is Manaj a great player or is Serie very poor?
Manaj lasted in Serie A as much as Uzuni did in La Liga (1 year). So that means that they weren't good enough for those leagues. We can't judge players because they got a temporally free trial.