Albanian Football Forum

Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Wed Sep 24, 2025 11:00 am He just needs consistent game time.

At Southampton he earned a starting spot by taking advantage of his sub appearances. His coach at that time Hasenhuttl also challenged and criticized him publicly because he wasn't training hard and wasn't fighting for every ball. Since then Broja took the challenge and thrived.

Right now he's not showing any signs of life. He started twice in cup games and was the worst player on the field. It's safe to say that he's not doing anything in training either if he can't get any minutes in the league. With the NT he plays like he just woke up from a nap. Sure he's out of position but you can see his energy levels are rock bottom. Even Hysaj said that he's in his own head after the game.

He just needs consistent game time.

Dallku wrote: Wed Sep 24, 2025 2:33 am

Redijupison wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:38 pm Broja doesn't seem to give a f*** about football right now

He definitely seems checked out. Doesn't even look like he wants to play. Burnley spent all that money on him and they don't trust him in the league at all. In these cup games against 3rd division teams he's dropping stinkers.

That injury did a number on him. Maybe more mentally than physically.

He is not at the level of the Premier League right now and I've been saying for several years he needs to seek a move to a lower level league before he puts the nail in the coffin on his career.

He has been inactive for almost 3 years now and this will make another season where he is hardly playing. He needs a career resurrection in one of the leagues like Turkey, Belgium, Holland etc.

Redijupison wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:38 pm Broja doesn't seem to give a f*** about football right now

He definitely seems checked out. Doesn't even look like he wants to play. Burnley spent all that money on him and they don't trust him in the league at all. In these cup games against 3rd division teams he's dropping stinkers.

That injury did a number on him. Maybe more mentally than physically.

Broja doesn't seem to give a f*** about football right now

engineer123 wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:47 pm I have lived in Albania for all my life, except the last 6 years and I agree with part of you wrote.
In Albania talented youngsters are often overlooked in favour of the ones, who have the right connections.
However we can't expect to produce many good players, taking into account our small pool.
How many albanians have left and leave every year? There are not a lot left there.

Highest % of youth leaving in the whole of europe and that’s without being in the EU

I grew up in London, the last 5 years I feel as if there’s more albanians there than in Albania.

I know have experienced life both in Kosove and Shqiperi (living not just holidays) and the desperation of the youth in albania can’t be described. It’s sad we’ve allowed it to get to this point. Football is just a game, something for fun but it shows the problems of wider society.

I have lived in Albania for all my life, except the last 6 years and I agree with part of you wrote.
In Albania talented youngsters are often overlooked in favour of the ones, who have the right connections.
However we can't expect to produce many good players, taking into account our small pool.
How many albanians have left and leave every year? There are not a lot left there.

It’s nothing to do with height, genetics or anything of that nature. Actually latest stats show Albanians from Albania are just as tall now, funny that a nation finally has food and they grow.

It has everything to do with our country being so corrupt, so devoid of any sort of development for our country. Forget football, forget any sports , we don’t produce anything, all we do is launder drug money from top to bottom.

It’s a society problem. Albania needs to be burned to the ground and start over.

Question, has anyone here lived in Albania ?

Problemi ma i madh i futbollit shqiptar osht qe as nuk e ka provu a mundet me prodhu lojtar edhe a mundet me konkuru me Serbine, Kroacine e Sllovenine! Tek e fundit nuk osht as kunder Dukes as kunder asnje personi te pervecshem po 'modeli' qe Shqiperia e ka perdor osht nifar eksperimenti i lodhun rezultatet tregojn qe ka deshtu me prodhu lojtar, me arrit rezultate ne ekipe kombetare te moshave edhe nivel klubesh perveq Skenderbeut cdo vit osht kan deshtim. Nuk ki nevoje me shpik, veq me kopju cka bojn keto shtete. Merre si shembull Serbine ose Kroacine qysh klubet qe nuk e kan emrin Zvezda, Partizan, Dinamo, Hajduk mbijetojn ekonomikisht edhe funksionojn si klube tu rrit ose tu ble e tu zhvillu futbollista te ri edhe tu i shit ne vende tjera se prej pareve te biletave e drejtave televize ska shanca me mbijetu. Ne Serbi, Kroaci, Mal te Zi nuk ka nevoje per 'moratorium' per lojtar e huj se analizoj si Ligen e Pare apo Ligen e Dyte secili klub i ka ne ekip te pakten 5-6 futbollista U21 si mesatare se ki klube qe shkojn ne ekstrem si Lokomotiva Zagreb, OFK Beograd, Graficar qe aktivizojn ka tre a kater 16 vjecar ne formacion te pare. Analizoj kombetaret e moshave si te Serbia apo te Kroacia, dyja vendet kan sa dush serb e kroat qe lujn ne diaspore po ne U17 e ne U19 ftohet veq naj fenomen qe lun me naj super klub e konsiderohet si i predestinum edhe kurre nuk ftohen ma shume se dy apo tre, te gjithe tjert jon produkt vendas. Si Shqiperia edhe Kosova duhet me vendos moratorium per lojtaret e huj ma vjeter se 23 ne dy ligat e para ,edhe tre lojtar U21 ne formacion me detyrim, ni lojtar ne formacion U19 derisa klubet vetedijsohen qe i vetmi model biznesi me mbijetu osht lojtaret e ri.

Football needs to stop time whenever the ball is not in play..

Automatically ends players rolling around faking injuries, not picking up the ball to throw it in, kicking it away when foul is called, and all the other stuff that makes the game unbearable.

90 minute games are barely 50 minutes of actual play time these days!