Shaqiri: We should wait for whistles in Kosovo

His 115th international match will be particularly special: Gerdan Shaqiri will for the first time play against Kosovo, the country in which he was born and in which he has many relatives, writes brick.ch.

I'm sure we'll be positive. Of course, we should not be afraid of being attacked in a race ahead of the game. But we have to cut whistles from a small percentage of people. The atmosphere will be different from last year's friendly in Zurich. Kosovo kicked off in the European Championship qualifications, which surprised me in light of the team's quality. With young coach (Prince Gliha) they want to turn things against us and we have to prepare well for this”, Shaqiri said.

Among other things, he has spoken about why he has not moved to Kosovo.

When the association was approved for official games in 2016, I was delighted, primarily, for the country and people there. It has been possible for Kosovo-rooted players to change nationals. I also had discussions with those responsible back then. But then came the European Championship with Switzerland. And because I played there, the case was automatically resolved”, he added.