The star of Switzerland protects Jaka and Shaqiri: Serbia provoked them before match
(8 years ago)Lichtsteiner says it is very normal that Jaka and Shaqiri celebrated goals by making the eagle. Switzerland's captain, Stephan Lichtsteiner, has defended his teammates Granit Jaka and Gerdan Shaqiri for the post-goul celebration in the 2-1 win against Serbia. We've had a lot of pressure, it wasn't at all a simple” decision, Lichtsteiner told Goal. [...]
Lichtsteiner says it is very normal that Jaka and Shaqiri celebrated goals by making the eagle.
Switzerland's captain, Stephan Lichtsteiner, has defended his teammates Granit Jaka and Gerdan Shaqiri for the post-goul celebration in the 2-1 win against Serbia.
We've had a lot of pressure, it wasn't at all a simple” decision, Lichtsteiner told Goal.
We have many Albanians, so there are many stories between Serbia and Albania. It was a tough fight, especially for them”
“Goal of goals? It was nice, why not? This is their history”, the defender said. “The struggle between them has been very difficult. I talked to the father of one of our players who is Albanian and told me about this story. This is more than football, it's more than football because war has created many problems for them,”, he added.
“I understand them. I think it's normal, it's part of their lives. Remember, there have been numerous provocations before the match from Serbia. So I think it's normal”, added Lichtsteiner, among other things.