On Monday Poland – Albania, the Polish technician starts the ‘pressure’: we appreciate the Albanians a lot, but we decide!
Poland comes as the strongest opponent in the group, coming from the first pot.
The Poles are a rival that the Reds and Blacks also faced in the last qualifiers for the World Cup. History is not in favor of Albania, which has not won any of the last 7 matches against Poland.
To add to these numbers the defeat of Poland in the adventure with the Czech Republic, the Poles seem to have no plans to hold back against the Reds and Blacks during Monday’s match for the European qualifiers. For the media, technician Fernando Santos has emphasized that their goal in Warsaw is to recover.
“Many Albanian players play for big clubs, but our players also play for big teams. If we stay focused, then we will have the quality to avoid problems.
We want to show the character and what characterizes Poland. The ability to sacrifice and the ability to do great things. We can say that we respect the Albanian team, but we are the ones who decide here,” said Santos.
It is worth noting that Albania has met the Poles on 13 occasions, suffering 9 losses and getting only 1 victory, in the distant year 1953 in “Qemal Stafa” with the goals of Loro Boriçi and Refik Resmja. The last positive result against Poland was recorded on October 31, 1984 in a 2-2 away draw thanks to goals from Minga and Kola.
