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!
CanaYouDoIt wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 8:33 pm
If we look at the best midfielders of the last decade, guys like Modric, Xavi, Iniesta, Kante, list goes on are not tall guys like you are suggesting. Unless you disagree that they are not world class ?
Here are players for top countries who hold the ball most of the match..
Albania is an underdog, and needs players who are strong without the ball. Taller and stronger men will usually be better in that regard.
Kante's biggest strength is off the ball, part of that team that won the PL with Leicester and won POTY. Modric as well, Croatia isn't a powerhouse yet led them to a world cup final, there are plenty more examples. A guy doesn't have to be 6'2 to be good.
Honestly the most important physical trait in midfield is distance covered. That matters much more than physicality/height which is more for CBs/CFs/GKS.
If midfielders can put in >12 km/game, they've done their job.
"Cheap things you can buy in bulk, but Bulku is priceless" Ervin Xhevahir Bulku
Problem is , it’s been 2 years and he’s barely developed. None of his loans have worked out but he’s still young so we’ll see. Hopefully next season is better for him
Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 2:00 am
Honestly the most important physical trait in midfield is distance covered. That matters much more than physicality/height which is more for CBs/CFs/GKS.
If midfielders can put in >12 km/game, they've done their job.
Laci and Ramadani are in tip-top shape..
They have played more minutes than any other midfielders on our roster this season. These boys can run for days!
At least Uzuni is getting his name on some stats. It wouldn''t look good to have 0s all around.
Broja's main problem is effort/mindset. I have watched all his games, he is very lazy. Pay attention to his movement when his team is pressing forward. Broja rarely ever attacks the space, rarely ever hungry. He just hides, or waits for the ball to somehow fall to him out of the sky. It is so bizarre to watch a player with such gifts waste it because of effort. At 20, sufficient running should never be his problem.
Ajaccio concedes far and away the least goals in Ligue 2 this season (19 in 37 matches). Next in line, top seed Toulouse has eaten 32.
An interesting stat to show the impact of a player like Qazim Laci defensively. His addition to starting lineup was felt as we held Spain scoreless for 75 minutes in Barcelona.
