Albania national team goalkeeper Etrit Berisha spoke at a press conference at the “Football House” on the eve of the last two Nations League matches, against Finland and Belarus.
The red-and-black keeper spoke about Albania’s objectives, the state of the squad and the importance of fan support at this decisive stage of the competition. Berisha stressed that the national team has everything in its own hands to secure first place in the group.
“I wouldn’t consider it revenge. Every match has its own history. We must focus on our team. We have everything in our hands and I believe the team will perform well, because the desire is very great,” Berisha declared.
He also took the opportunity to appeal to Albanian fans, inviting them to be close to the team in the match against Finland.
“I want to invite all the fans to support us. The doors will be open to everyone. It is important that we have them as close as possible and move forward toward the goal of taking first place,” the goalkeeper said.
As for the qualities of the two teams, Berisha believes Albania has more individual quality and experienced players, but warned that Finland should not be underestimated.
“We have higher-quality and more experienced players, but Finland must not be underestimated. We saw that in the last match too, and we learned a good lesson. We must not underestimate any opponent. Still, we are playing at home, and our desire is to put in the best possible performance,” Berisha stressed.
Afterwards he spoke about the episode from the first match, as well as about Caprile, who has taken Albanian citizenship.
“I have no information about the second one. As for that moment, it was a change of mind at the last moment when the pass came. I wanted to continue, but I changed it at the last moment. But at the last moment I didn’t make contact. However, the player knew how to take advantage of the moment. The first game against Belarus must be taken as a reference, where we created many chances from behind, from the build-up play. We have come forward. We must continue with this. Mistakes can happen. I believe this has given us a lot of confidence. It should not be taken as something big or changed,” the red-and-black goalkeeper declared.