From La Liga to Serbia, the coach of Albania's rivals "threatens" before England: We have to achieve a result for the play-offs, the players have a problem with the fans

Thursday's matches could be decisive for the fate of Group K in the World Cup qualifiers, which Albania is part of. The Reds are in a favorable position in second place in the group, to go to the play-offs, as they have a one-point advantage over Serbia, which they defeated in the direct match a month ago.

A defeat that led to the dismissal of coach Dragan Stojkovic and the appointment of Vejlko Paunovic, the coach who was left vacant after being fired by the Oviedo club in La Liga a few weeks ago. The coach held his first press conference with the Serbian team today and appeared optimistic that the team could get results against England and Latvia, to secure a place in the play-offs.

"During the conversation with the players, I discovered some problems. First, the support of the public. Then, they want clarity in their work. I want to restore mutual trust, the trust that going to the World Cup is possible, to achieve a result for the playoff position. I'm not saying that trust didn't exist. We will also work on strengthening self-confidence. We have one more day of work, we postponed the departure to England by one day, to train, to get to know each other. The focus is on us.

The boys have shown a lot in their careers. Unfortunately, it wasn't like that in the national team. We haven't said the last word yet, I want us to move forward. I'm in touch with a lot of them, they're great guys, they have quality.

I spoke with Tadic, he would be a good element for us right now, in this match. The goal should be to bring back the fans to our biggest stadiums, specifically in Belgrade. Now we need to focus on the next matches, to start the energy as a team. Good results will restore people's confidence.

I don't want to worry about things I can't influence. Nor do they create problems for us, especially before the very important matches with England and Latvia.

Debut at Wembley? Excellent motivation, I want to pass it on to the players. Not only to perform there, but also to do something positive for our country! ", said among other things the new coach of Serbia.

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