Sylvinho speaks before the Latvia game, the absence of Jimshi and his replacement as captain...

In the Latvian capital, in Riga, the Albanian national has also held a media conference, prior to tomorrow's meeting that is also held in the framework of qualifications for the World 2026.

Before the media came national coach Sylvinho, along with midfielder, Kristian Aslan, broadcasts Periscope.

Coach Silvynho praised the Latvia team and named it a very important match.

It's a physical team. There are strong, tall players, that give inches in the field. They can play with different schemes: 3-5-2, 3-4-3. In a way, there's a team playing coded soccer. There's an Italian coach, they have a specific method of how they organize the team in the field. There are three players who are fast and left, who can be functional for the team. It's a difficult match, but very important”, he said initially.

On the other hand, he spoke about thepression Albania has for tomorrow's match.

The event has pressure. When you work in the National, even more. We've had three games, there's another five to close the group. Football doesn't give you much time. We need to add as many points as possible. Latvia has defeated Andorra. For them and for us, it's a very important fight. Comparing today to two years ago, it is with more experience in terms of emotional management and pressure”, Sylvinho added.

The red technique also commented on Gjimshi's absence and possible solutions in formation for the match against Latvia.

It depends on two or three names. We'll see. As I said earlier, the second fight is difficult because there is no time. If we had more time, our choice would be clearer. But we'll see after training tonight”, he's done.

The Latvia match, Albania, takes place tomorrow, beginning at 20:45.