For Albania's coach, Rolando Maran, it was the first match in charge of the "red and blacks".
On Wednesday night, he began his new assignment in Albania with a 1:0 loss to Israel at "Air Albania".
But, the players after the match gave positive comments about him.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeOne of them was midfielder Kristjan Asllani.
"The coach is a good person. He wants high pressure and aggression. We had difficulties in the first half because they had two midfielders and Ramadan and I were few, whether we would go out or not. In the second half we went one against one. We conceded that goal and we are sorry because I believe we played a good match today. The coach makes the choices, but everyone is ready. It is difficult to play the last two matches after the championship is over. We have all trained well. Now we are waiting for Luxembourg", emphasized Asllani, who was part of Besiktas.
He was loaned from Inter.
"I don't know about the future. Besiktas has the right to buy until the 15th. I've settled in well, I've played in all the matches. I hope to stay there, who knows," declared Asllani.
