Nations League : Israel vs Albania, 20:45 CET

[CanaYouDoIt]

Imagine being world class supertalents like Asllani and Broja and getting all the blame for losing and then getting benched for amateurs. Only in Albania.

Any other player with an ounce of ego would quit on the spot and rightfully so.

Agree with the sentiment of your post but they are not world class supertalents lol.

Supertalents relative to Albania sure but world class supertalents are guys like Pedri, Gavi, Tchouameni, Saka, Bellingham... Even a guy like Martinelli is actually the same age as Broja (21).

There are tons of 20-21 year old players starting in top leagues these days, and a lot of them even starting at the best teams in the world. Broja and Asllani are 2 players who had decent/good seasons at bottom half teams then got benched at top teams. They don't fit into that bracket.

I think them playing for Inter and Chelsea indicates that they are world class talents

[Princ]

Bet365
Player to score anytime..
Armando Broja +200
Tauljant Sulejmanov +200
Myrto Uzuni +240
Sokol Cikalleshi +240
Taulant Seferi +240
Alfred Finnbogason +333
Andri Gudjohnsen +333
Endri Cekici +333

Bet365 suggests Tauljant Sulejmanov is more likely to score than Taulant Seferi..

[Dallku]

Not only is he part of Chelsea (a team that spends half a billion in one transfer window) but he's being talked about potentially starting for them. And they also rejected a 30+ million bid from West Ham for him.

How is that not a world class supertalent?

As for Asllani, not only did a "broke" Inter spend 14 million for him (which is a lot for them nowadays) but they also rejected their own youth team supertalent ( Cesare Casadei) who they let go to Chelsea. So he's not a supertalent because one the world's greatest DMs (Brozovic) plays instead?

You guys are crazy. Only Albanians have this hard on for dissing good players and ignoring/giving a pass to bad ones. Makes sense considering the state of the NT.

[Dallku]

Bet365
Player to score anytime..
Armando Broja +200
Tauljant Sulejmanov +200
Myrto Uzuni +240
Sokol Cikalleshi +240
Taulant Seferi +240
Alfred Finnbogason +333
Andri Gudjohnsen +333
Endri Cekici +333

Bet365 suggests Tauljant Sulejmanov is more likely to score than Taulant Seferi..

Cikalleshi is so good that players sitting on the bench have better odds at scoring than him.

lol

[Princ]

Cikalleshi is so good that players sitting on the bench have better odds at scoring than him.

lol

You can say the same thing about Uzuni..

[RedFootballs]

Not only is he part of Chelsea (a team that spends half a billion in one transfer window) but he's being talked about potentially starting for them. And they also rejected a 30+ million bid from West Ham for him.

How is that not a world class supertalent?

As for Asllani, not only did a "broke" Inter spend 14 million for him (which is a lot for them nowadays) but they also rejected their own youth team supertalent ( Cesare Casadei) who they let go to Chelsea. So he's not a supertalent because one the world's greatest DMs (Brozovic) plays instead?

You guys are crazy. Only Albanians have this hard on for dissing good players and ignoring/giving a pass to bad ones. Makes sense considering the state of the NT.

Broja is 21. He's young but not that young where being a benchwarmer for Chelsea is impressive anymore, as there are many other players of his age starring for good teams. Many of whom aren't considered 'world class supertalents', the boundary for that is a bit more than just being on the books of a big club.

Reece James and Mason Mount at his age walked straight into the Chelsea side.

[Dallku]

Reece James and Mason Mount at his age walked straight into the Chelsea side.

Striker is the hardest, most pressured position. Context matters.

[artan]

Not only is he part of Chelsea (a team that spends half a billion in one transfer window) but he's being talked about potentially starting for them. And they also rejected a 30+ million bid from West Ham for him.

How is that not a world class supertalent?

As for Asllani, not only did a "broke" Inter spend 14 million for him (which is a lot for them nowadays) but they also rejected their own youth team supertalent ( Cesare Casadei) who they let go to Chelsea. So he's not a supertalent because one the world's greatest DMs (Brozovic) plays instead?

You guys are crazy. Only Albanians have this hard on for dissing good players and ignoring/giving a pass to bad ones. Makes sense considering the state of the NT.

Broja is 21. He's young but not that young where being a benchwarmer for Chelsea is impressive anymore, as there are many other players of his age starring for good teams. Many of whom aren't considered 'world class supertalents', the boundary for that is a bit more than just being on the books of a big club.

Reece James and Mason Mount at his age walked straight into the Chelsea side.

I’m not gonna call Broja a super talent yet but he has clearly shown his potential. If he gets some matches for Chelsea and scores a few goals in the coming matches he’d be considered a super talent and there will be hype with him from the English journalists. This is how quickly narratives can change.

Let’s not forget that Mount had a somewhat mediocre season in the Championship before Lampard gave him a chance (mainly due to a transfer ban) that gave him the chance to break out. Maybe the same happens to Broja but the season is still young.

A little different for Asllani since he only started half a season for Empoli and realistically should have stayed another season.

[artan]

Why are other Superliga products of his era Balaj and Sadiku not with the NT..?

Reason is that they never put in the work to stay in shape like Cikalleshi has done. He loves the game of football and has a passion that is unrivalled by the others, as you saw on the pitch in Israel.

Instead of going partying all week like a teenager, Cikalleshi is a family man who is dedicated to his craft. His longevity is due to his own hard work. No one deserves the captain armband more than him!

Cikalleshi

Balaj was starting until recently despite not scoring for his club in ages. We all wanted him out and we’re calling out Reja for his criminal inclusion in the lineup. He got so bad that it became the the point where he couldn’t justify a call up.

I reckon the same will happen with Cikaleshi soon. He can’t even score in Saudi Arabia.

[artan]

I don’t care what anyone says. Uzuini got that dog in him