Albanians are satisfied with the victory (2:1) in the Nations League match with Ukraine, but believe that their national team could score more goals and decide the fate of the match earlier, so that no one was nervous in the last minutes. They also note the very weak game of the Ukrainian national team, which seemed to be unmotivated today, considering themselves much better than the Albanians and hoping to win at the expense of a higher level of players. Others write that Albania and Ukraine are teams of the same level, so the decisive role was played by the coaching factor, because Silvinho is a much better coach than Rebrov.
Vany: Many called Albania the main outsider of this group, but it seems that Ukraine will fight with Czech Republic not to go directly to Division C of the Nations League.
Nuza: Super match played by Albania. We could have won today, of course, with a difference of 2 or even three goals against Ukraine, but even a minimal victory pleased everyone. It is good that we realized our chances today.
Lirim: Fantastic coach of Albania, who continues to surprise. The level of players leaves much to be desired, but with such a coach they play not even 100, but 200% of their potential.
Ismaili: The match that was supposed to end with a 4:1 victory for Albania ended with a minimal 2:1 win. So I am satisfied with the result, but I think that Albania can play better.
Mhilli: Ukraine did not surprise me. I don't know what they wanted to win today. Absolutely gray and faceless team, which even one-on-one does not represent anything special.
Soni: Who said that Ukraine is the main contender for the first place in our group? I won't be surprised if this team takes the fourth place and will be relegated to Division C.
Mustafaj: Silvinho continues to please us and pleasantly surprise us. Albania is not afraid of anyone and acts very competently on the field. I don't know who Sergei Rebrov is, but this coach is clearly not good enough to stand up to Silvinho.
Betim: The funny thing is that the match was delayed because of the Ukrainian with holey gaiters. First of all, it's a bad omen for the players. Secondly, who is Yaremchuk to do such a thing? Is he just another dude?
Armend: The victory over Ukraine was easy, but it is only the beginning of our way in the Nations League. The next match will be against Georgia, who defeated Czech Republic. It will be a very interesting confrontation between the two favorites of our group.
Fidan: We finally broke the series without wins in official matches. Five matches in a row we could not win. Including Moldova and Faroe Islands. Who would have thought that this series would be broken in the match against Ukraine?
Nipi: I am not surprised by Albania's win. Come to think of it, do Ukraine have any real stars right now? Mudryk and Dovbik did not play. Zinchenko hasn't played at Arsenal for a long time. Yarmolenko is already old. Who else is there? Sudakov I remember Fabrizio Romano PRedicated him, but I didn`t even notice him on the field today. That's it? And this team was supposed to scare us?
Ferdulli: They have been talking about the Ukrainian national team for a long time, about its potential, about strong players, about fighting for some high places at the Euros. But I do not remember that this team has ever performed well. It's just a middle-ranked team, which sometimes beat someone. Why were we considered outsiders in this match?
Spahiu: Maybe Ukraine is superior to Albania in terms of players and clubs they play for, but we have one of the best coaches in European soccer, and Ukraine has some local no-name.
Dorjani: I guarantee that Ukrainians after this defeat thought that it was accidental, that we did not deserve three points today. And this is great for us. Let them continue to think that they are stronger. Then we can win the second match against them.
Bardhi: Ukraine without Mudryk is like Argentina without Messi. There seem to be a lot of good players, but there is no one to organize an attack and a goal. And the coach can`t think of anything. Our defenders are lucky that Mudryk did not play.
Daja: I am surprised by such teams as Ukraine or Poland. Yes, there are a lot of good players there, who play for top clubs. But in the matches against Albania they walk on the field, as if doing everyone a favor. Ukrainians thought that they could beat us due to their higher class. But it turned out that they do not have a higher class.
Thomai: When two teams of the same level meet, coaching ideas decide everything. Silvinho perfectly analyzed the game of the Ukraine national team. Our players knew what to expect from the Ukrainians, how they will act on the field, what their weaknesses are. Ukrainians, as it seemed to me, were not ready for the way Albania will play.
Ervis: The victory was very important for Albania, but I would not be in a hurry to rejoice too much. Firstly, the match was far from ideal for our team. Secondly, the Ukraine national team is not in the best shape now and acted in a confused way, as if they didn't understand what they should do. The match with Georgia will be much more difficult, we need to prepare for it in advance.
Doci: This game reminded me of an MMA fight. When one fighter is much stronger and heavier, so he tries to crush his opponent with his weight and good preparation. And the second fighter works calmly, turning on intelligence and knowing all the weaknesses of the opponent. Albania played smart and beat the favorite quite easily. This is a good coaching job.
Skender: Ukraine really surprised. They seemed to play well at Euro-2024, they scored 4 points. And here we face a team, which by the names of players should play in League A, but the level of Ukraine's game today is more like League D. It turns out that Albania was lucky with the draw.
