4 hours agoPanucci is burning off why Zegrov chose Kosovo: “He didn't have b... to make the choice himself”
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Albanian national selector Christian Panucci, after making public the list of players for the friendly match with Norway, also spoke about the case of Edon Zegrov, the talent from Kosovo who chose to play for his hometown, not Albania. Albanian national selector Christian Panucci has criticised Edon Zegrov's parents for interfering with the decision [...]
Zegrov, known as Kosovo's “Messsi”, is expected to debut for Kosovo to friendlys with Madagascar and Burkina Fasos at the end of March, but was earlier talked about playing for Albania.
According to Panucci, Genc's star had chosen Albania, but then influenced his father to pass on to Kosovo.
We talked to the player. He was willing to come with Albania. At such times, parents in many cases are destroying their children as players. That's how much it is”, Panucci said at the news conference, Albanian media reports. He added that if someone once says no to nationals, “never comes back until I'm Coach”.
Panucci has been tough even when asked whether he will forward the players who have rejected Albania. They have no ass to make choices. Family members ask, then decide. I don't need players who don't have the ass to play”, he says.
