Albanian Damien wrote:MadMan wrote:Albanian Damien wrote:
Of course Kosova is an Albanian state, it's part of Albania. That's the whole point. It's fine that it has it's own national team. But true Albanian patriots play for the red and black double headed eagle of Gjergj Kastrioti. People who feel more proud to be Kosovar than Albanian can play for the ugly blue and yellow UN sanctioned shit stain flag. It might be an ugly truth but a truth none the less
Pretty ignorant statement I must say.
But hey, I've learned a lot the last few days. I've learned that certain people are bitter at their own failures and have to take their frustration on the hopeless people that are trying to make something for themselves.
Not really. Kosova will still be my 2nd favorite team. I hope they qualify, I'll be rooting for them in their group. Now here is where we'll get divided. If Kosova and Albanian both qualify (
) and they get placed in the same group, who would you root for(assuming you're from Kosova)? Who would most Kosovars root for? Now as for the reason as to why us mainland Albanians are acting a little butthurt. We're used to having our talent taken from us by the West, and Greece and Italy. But now all of sudden it feels like our own little brother is trying to rip away our athletes.
When you put on the shirt of a national team you represent that flag wether you like it or not. Xherdan Shaqiri represents the red and white cross, Januzaj the blue and yellow stars, and Cana represents the red and black eagle. That's a truth. You can't play for Kosova and at the same time be a representative of the Albanian national team. It doesn't work like that..
You're contradicting yourself a bit here. You cannot say I'd still root for Kosove and want them to qualify but at the same time call those people that support or play for Kosove 'unpatriotic'. Hell, it wouldn't even be unpatriotic for an albanian from the mainland to play for Kosove. Just like those people from mainland Albania that joined the UCK ranks.
As an Albanian from kosove I'd root for both teams just the same. Hell, if Cameria existed today and was in the position that Kosova is, if it meant for them to strengthen their separation from Greece I'd gladly/be happy to play for them rather than Kosove(if Kosova was already an established state).
People seem to be putting to much emphasis on what kit/flag/national anthem will be presented inside a stadium, acting oblivious to that fact these were things we had no control over to be honest . Just like when they separated kosove and other territories away from the mainland in 1912, just like when they decided to intervene in 1999, just like when they gave us the green light to declare independence in 2007, just like today they are telling us that a piece of kosovan territory belongs to montenegero and calling us fools for saying otherwise.
Saying all this, I'm not against being united under one flag, one name, one national anthem, however as long as you're not fit to fight your own battle, you cannot complain. People will bring up the Kosovan government/politicians as the main culprits to the 'division', however forgetting that these guys are nothing but puppets controlled by foreign powers. It takes two to tango, neither governments are doing or are capable of uniting, because again it all comes down to not being able to fight your own battles.
I actually think Kosova has never been in a better position than this in terms of getting closer with Albanian since 1912. However, if the cards are played right, then down the line I can easily see a one/united country with a stronger and better position in the balkans. However, judging from a lot people where they'd rather offend one another, purely because they are ignorant, I do not see how this helps the cause.
