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Dallku wrote:De Biasi has already scouted Rashica and he doesn't see anything special in him(and I agree). Him not getting called up is not a surprise at all. He will play for Kosovo btw.
Only thing that surprises me a little is Shala over Aliji. So Lenjani would be Agolli's backup at LB I'm guessing?? But Shala hasn't done shit. I guess DB likes him.
Hey tell me something, you know the slogan Balli Kombëtar had, 'Shqipëria e Shqipëtarve, Vdekje tradhëtarve'.
Do you think you would of been thought of as a Shqipëtar or tradhëtar?
I doubt that was the official roster. Aliji has featured in several matches for the NT and has played relatively well.
But lets be real the FSHF has a quota system in place where X amount of players from the RA/Superliga have to be called up. I obviously don't agree with their reasoning but I somewhat understand it as the FSHF is preparing for life without the Kosovars. Alot of the FSHF hierarchy are former players of the Superliga and not much Kosovars(if there's any) hold positions in FSHF so obviously there's a blind favoritism towards guys like Lila and Salihi. Afterall, some of these guys used to be teammates with guys like Bushi(who is GDB's right hand) and are good friends with him based on connections. You think Lila would be on the NT if he was from Shkupi or a diaspora player?
Leaving Aliji out is ridiculous. As for Rashica, some players play very differently in club and country. He was nothing special in U21 (although he was from the worst player on the team).
I would still take him, but he will probably play for Kosova in the future. If he does I don't see the point.
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Can someone clarify something for me, now that Kosova has been accepted in FIFA and UEFA, does that mean if Rashica was to play in the Euros he wont be able to play for Kosovo in the upcoming WC. The same goes for Xhaka, Shaqiri etc
Kuqezijeti wrote:Can someone clarify something for me, now that Kosova has been accepted in FIFA and UEFA, does that mean if Rashica was to play in the Euros he wont be able to play for Kosovo in the upcoming WC. The same goes for Xhaka, Shaqiri etc
Well Bunjaki(the Kosovo coach) has said that players can and will switch after the Euros. They can switch right now but the Kosovar FA doesn't want to "hurt teams for the Euros" apparently.
After the Euros every player of Kosovar ancestry will get an invitation from Kosovo and it's up to them if they accept or not.
Rashica is still very raw, but one thing I like about him, he isn't afraid to take players on and make things happen. I see no reason why Shala as a player that mostly looks to play it safe(according to Jupi the most talented albo he's ever seen though, lol) was picked ahead of him.
Can't question the other names on the list though.
Kuqezijeti wrote:Can someone clarify something for me, now that Kosova has been accepted in FIFA and UEFA, does that mean if Rashica was to play in the Euros he wont be able to play for Kosovo in the upcoming WC. The same goes for Xhaka, Shaqiri etc
Well Bunjaki(the Kosovo coach) has said that players can and will switch after the Euros. They can switch right now but the Kosovar FA doesn't want to "hurt teams for the Euros" apparently.
After the Euros every player of Kosovar ancestry will get an invitation from Kosovo and it's up to them if they accept or not.
Ah ju rebelat e shqipnis. You don't deserve none of our players . Albania qualified because of us. In two years time Kosova will be playing in the world cup in Russia .
