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Ludogorets has very little chemistry but a lot of individual talent. Feels like they are gonna score every time they attack.

Ballkani is the opposite. Good chemistry but very limited talent. Defensively especially they suffer and Ludo barely had the ball but still look super dangerous.

Ballkani is playing a high line but honestly it's a loss-loss situation. If they sit back Ludogorets is gonna destroy them. With the high line it's still a danger but scoring is the only chance they might have.

Tie over sadly. The quality difference is too big.

Still think that Ballkani can make the conference league again if they get a decent draw. Unlike the Alb teams .

Looking at Ludo's team value: 40 million. Ballkani 5 mill.

Not impossible since Skenderbeu did it against DZ, but very hard.

Dallku wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:58 pm Ludogorets has very little chemistry but a lot of individual talent. Feels like they are gonna score every time they attack.

Ballkani is the opposite. Good chemistry but very limited talent. Defensively especially they suffer and Ludo barely had the ball but still look super dangerous.

Ballkani is playing a high line but honestly it's a loss-loss situation. If they sit back Ludogorets is gonna destroy them. With the high line it's still a danger but scoring is the only chance they might have.

Ballkani has an identity even if it hurts them at times. Their fast style, quick counter attack will always make them a threat but it leads to their backline getting exposes and the opposition getting easy chances off counters. If they were to have some discipline or maybe a true veteran in the midfield who can slow things down at times they can potentially be on the level of Ludogorets. But still I like that style of play and it gives them a true identity instead of the usual slow amateurish teams that just hope to cross it in that Albanian clubs have. Watching a bit of Struga and Partizani yesterday and both teams just looked so helpless offensively and always resort to going to the corner and doing a helpless cross in (I give Struga more of an excuse since they are a new village club).

Going back to Ballkani I do think their wingers and width have some talent. Thaqi, Koreninca and Trashi are good enough at this level. Koreninca is especially talented but he's just so selfish. They take one too many dribbles when the easy pass is right there for them.

To eliminate team of Ludogorets caliber, albanian teams should play phenomenally and have lot of luck in both matches, in first match Ballkani played good but Ludo had bad night also. It is positive that Ballkani was able to beat Ludo on first match because of coefficient against such tough opponent. In conference league against Larne it will very difficult to win both matches but most important is to qualify.

Kosovar clubs have performed exceptionally well on european cups. I don't remember kosovar team in short history when they were heavy favourites on paper and failed to qualify. To be honest they have been very lucky on many occasions on draws even as unseeded teams but even against likes Feyenoord or Antwerp they were fighting till the end for qualification. Dukagjini winning both matches against Europa it is very important, if Gjilani wins also it will be very important for league coefficient. On the next round Dritan, Gjilani and Dukagjini will get eleminated but still it is important to get a draw.

Tirana is a fast and technical(full of dribbling) team. And Lushkja as a #10 combines everything.

But Latifi is the worst passer of all time. I don't think that he ever made a pass that went to a teammate.

Dinamo keeper made amazing save to deny Tirana second goal. Dinamo had more territorial dominance and ball possession but Tirana was more dangerous. I just hope Tirana will be able to cope physically on last 20 minutes, Tsitaishvili looks very dangerous.

ZenMaster wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:27 pm Kosovar clubs have performed exceptionally well on european cups. I don't remember kosovar team in short history when they were heavy favourites on paper and failed to qualify. To be honest they have been very lucky on many occasions on draws even as unseeded teams but even against likes Feyenoord or Antwerp they were fighting till the end for qualification. Dukagjini winning both matches against Europa it is very important, if Gjilani wins also it will be very important for league coefficient. On the next round Dritan, Gjilani and Dukagjini will get eleminated but still it is important to get a draw.

No wonder Kosova is 33rd now. They continue to perform well.

Impressed with Tirana.. especially since it's a new team. This team will easily cake walk the Albanian league next season.

It's a shame that they play Besiktas next and Partizani some Andorran team.