Red: Albania asked me to play for them

Kosovo football star Shefki Redi, who is the first Kosovo Albanian to play in Premierliga, has spoken exclusively of “The sport at KTV”. He has admitted that he had refused to play for the Albanian National, since he had been asked for money. If you want your passport, if you want to play in [...]
He has admitted that he had refused to play for the Albanian National, since he had been asked for money.
If you want your passport, if you want to play it nationally... I've never been interested in that kind of thing and I chose Finland”, Red said.
Red has not commented further on who asked for money.
That's where the Kosovo national football matches have been commented.
He has said that Kosovo players have felt pressured.
And a little bit of that public emotion “, Red said.
Speaking of the match against Bulgaria, he has given positive marks to Kosovo footballers.
“We are forgetting things, but Bulgaria is not a national of today, it is a national tradition which has participated in many international competitions. What impressed me was that Bulgaria had seen the level of Kosovo and had come here to protect and eventually to take advantage of the occasion by cheap shooting, as in the case of goal”, Red said.
I feel like part of Kosovo, even though I'm out early, I think what needs help I'm here. We are a small nation, and the more we help each other become”, he said.
He talked about Milot Rasica, and the fact that they're both from Vushtrri.
“Milotti has found himself very well, understood who he is and what he can do at Werder Bremen”, Red said.
Red's been through several English teams. First in Sheffield, then in Ipswich Town, then in Blackburn, Crystal Palace and toward the end of a career at Newcastle United.
If you're not physically and mentally prepared for English football you can't survive”, Red said, until he added that it was easier for Premierliga than Champship.
“In Premierlige football is at the next level, more technical. While the match in Championship is the strongest physically”, Red said.
The fact that I've changed a lot of teams is because I haven't agreed to do training all week and on the day of the match sit in public, no matter what the pay is. Of course I didn't ask for full assurance that he'd play at every game, but if I read from the coach that I'm not on his plans or engage in a match or be at the reserve bank, I didn't stand that team”, Red said.
Red's on his way to become a soccer coach until he said the coach's voice is completely different from being a football player.
A book has also been written for Red in Finland bearing the name “Demi of Kosovo”, which describes his entire football career.












