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Spanish media echo Sylvinhos: He turned a deaf ear to his friends, Albania saved his career

Politiko 2023-11-23 09:23:22

Spanish media echo Sylvinhos: He turned a deaf ear to his friends, Albania saved

The Albanian national team managed to qualify for Euro 2023, leading Group E. Under Sylvinho's leadership, Albania's qualification made a splash in the international media.

The Spanish media "Sport.es" has dedicated an article specifically to Albania and Sylvinho.

Among other things, she writes that Albania saved the career of Sylvinho, who has convincingly returned to the scene. The article states that Sylvinho "turned a deaf ear" to those who advised him to keep his name away from Albania.

"Silvinjo's career on the bench, the former left defender of Barça, stopped after he was fired from Korinthias (the club where he also played as a footballer), in February of last year. He paid dearly for the instability and the club itself closed its doors in the market.

He was looking for a new experience as a first-time coach after a stint as Roberto Mancini's assistant at Inter, with Tite in the Brazil national team and having a brief stint at Lyon in France where things didn't work out for him. The Albanian Football Federation called him to appoint him coach, a position, in theory, to be laughed at in the panorama of European football.

Silvinjo turned a deaf ear to those friends who advised him not to associate his name with Albania. He took a high-risk decision, accepting the post in January of this year… and in the end it worked out. Albania will compete in the final stage of the European Championship for the second time in its history.

They qualified in a group where the favorites were Lewandowski's Poland and the Czech Republic. Silvinho's image has been repaired in his country and he has gained international credibility. At the age of 49, he is still a young coach, studious, persistent and very resilient" , the article states.

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