Hoxha e Shehu: Fighting hard England, but we'll give you our best

Red football players Arber Hoxha and Julian Shehu appeared at a news conference where they showed their emotions and expectations for the challenges facing the national team.

Arber Hoxha named Albania's first challenge in the 2026 World Cup qualifications to England as a difficult confrontation, stressing that the opponent has world-class players.

However, he said he believes in the team's quality and hopes for a positive outcome, promising to give the maximum in the minutes it will be available.

Fighting England? The first relationship with England is difficult, considering England has world-class players. We're going to give our maximum, we know our qualities and qualities. We hope to get a positive result. I will do my best, as many minutes as I have at stake”, Hoxha said.

One year at the National, how'd this trip go for you? I believe it's been a very good year because we've reached European qualifications. We will always do our best and hope to qualify for the World”.

Competition in the National? “National, competition always makes you stronger. We give our best to get as many minutes”.

Do you expect any change in the game with England? The coach decides. We're waiting for the other players to join us. We have four days available to prepare the fight to the best.

Should we have expectations in our fight with England? Yes, of course we do, that's completely out of the question. I believe the group has the quality to achieve a positive outcome.

While Julian Shehu, the newly invited midfielder at the National, showed his first emotions after receiving an invitation from the Red Staff. He described the moment as a dream come true, and underlined that it would give the best to the national.

The invitation from the Nationale “is a dream come true. I'm so proud to have chosen to represent the National. It's one of the most beautiful sensations in the world. I hope to represent and give my best for the team, as well as to increase competition because it's good for team” Shehu said.

The first emotions after you received the invitation “first moment when I received the invitation I didn't know how to react. I was numb with emotion. I've been contacted by the staff, it was a very beautiful moment”

How do you view the journey with the National? I didn't come to be a passerby. I hope my journey will be as long as possible in the nationals. I've come with the confidence to do my best”

“How ready you are after the injury last year was the hardest year in my career, especially after the damage I had. But I recovered very well and very quickly and I'm 100% ready. I'm fine physically, I've played almost all the matches with the team. My teammates have been waiting so well for me the first time I've come here. There was enthusiasm in the team. They congratulated me and were there to support me”, Shehu said.