Albania 0:2 England - WC Qualifiers Europe - 28/03/2021

[Princ]

It all starts with a solid midfield. Even though the result has not always been there, Albania has put together good performances against strong teams when reliable defensive midfielders have been on the pitch.

De Biasi was fortunate to have had a great deal of depth at this position. Combinations of Kukeli, Lila, Xhaka, Basha and Abrashi have stifled some of the best nations in the world.

Portugal 0-1 Albania - Kukeli, Abrashi, Xhaka

France scoreless for 90 at Euro 2016 until late substitutions derailed the effort - Kukeli, Abrashi, Lila on the wing

Albania 1-0 France (friendly) - Lila, Basha

Spain scoreless for 55 minutes (2018 WC qualifiers, error of Titi Berisha cost us the match) - Lila, Xhaka

Sadly, all that is left of this group is the washed up Abrashi. The other midfielders have proven nothing and expectations are low at the moment.

[CanaYouDoIt]

Thats very true , hopefully Bare and co can become a more cohesive unit . Abrashi is now at the point where after multiple bad injuries and age is gone basically , got to find some sort of replacement .

[Skenderbeu9]

It all starts with a solid midfield. Even though the result has not always been there, Albania has put together good performances against strong teams when reliable defensive midfielders have been on the pitch.

De Biasi was fortunate to have had a great deal of depth at this position. Combinations of Kukeli, Lila, Xhaka, Basha and Abrashi have stifled some of the best nations in the world.

Portugal 0-1 Albania - Kukeli, Abrashi, Xhaka

France scoreless for 90 at Euro 2016 until late substitutions derailed the effort - Kukeli, Abrashi, Lila on the wing

Albania 1-0 France (friendly) - Lila, Basha

Spain scoreless for 55 minutes (2018 WC qualifiers, error of Titi Berisha cost us the match) - Lila, Xhaka

Sadly, all that is left of this group is the washed up Abrashi. The other midfielders have proven nothing and expectations are low at the moment.

You dare to put Lila in there and not Kace...

Go watch tennis

Maybe your friend Djokovic will teach some football

OMG the guy literally humiliated Lloris at Elbasan and gave Albania the biggest victory in our country's history
I feel of guys like u

[Princ]

I am a big fan of the talented player Kace but the other 5 listed above had a bigger impact for Albania.

Kace played a total of 68 minutes in the 2016 Euro qualifiers and 28 minutes in the finals. De Biasi did not trust him as he was physically small and weak.

Albania played a tough defensive game. A bigger, more physical player like Lila was a great fit in the system and his contribution cannot be ignored.

[ZenMaster]

Hoxhallari is worst defender in Superleague and main reason Partizani has won so many derbies. I have been optimistic lately about our chances for this WC qualification campaign but after this convocation i won't be suprised if we drop points even against San Marino and Andorra. There is no sportive or logical explonation behind this convocation beside blatant corruption and bribery.

[CanaYouDoIt]

He really was crap vs Kosove. I don’t see why we don’t call up Binaku anymore , he actually performed so well at LB . Makes no sense to me

[Dallku]

He's a pure amateur for sure. If you're that desperate start Doka and play Hysaj on the left.

[CanaYouDoIt]

Whoever is on that side , whether it be Sterling , Sancho or Saka is going to have a field day

[Princ]

He really was crap vs Kosove. I don’t see why we don’t call up Binaku anymore , he actually performed so well at LB . Makes no sense to me

Binman might be even worse than Hoxhallari.

In 4 official matches for Albania, he is a -7. He was starting at fullback when Scotland ran thru us 0-4 at Loro Borici.

[CanaYouDoIt]

That was under Panucci lmao , he himself didn't play bad , he was very good , better than anything since then. Using nonsense +/- stats , this isn't basketball.