The AFL keeps Reja "in the air", the "fishing" for another Italian technician begins

The Albanian Football Federation has on the table of president Armand Duka several scenarios regarding the bench of the representative team, where obviously Edi Reja is again on the table as the main name, but this time the Italian "old man" is in the "air" and not on the ground. because the public pressure is great and the pressure in the federation offices is high. This "high tension" risks burning down the governing dome of the federation if the qualification objective is not achieved in the next qualifiers, so it is difficult for them to immediately renew the contract with Reja. However, in the analysis made by "Supersport", as well as other sports media, it is noted that Reja is practically without a contract from 24:00 on November 30. In these circumstances, a new coach is needed. Will it be Reja or another Italian? The odds are 50:50 (apparently), even though Reja enjoys the Duke's sympathy, who has publicly praised him for the "good work" he has done. But some meetings with others show a different path than that of the "old man". The presence of Cambiaso in Tirana, as well as the attempts to talk with another Italian technician such as Di Biaxo, prove that Duka and the AFL are looking for a coach who has graduated from the Italian football school.

Statistics of Edi Reja

After the World Cup qualifiers, it was the turn for the League of Nations matches, where Albania e Reja would try to climb to League A, after being drawn in the group with Israel, Iceland and Russia, but the latter were excluded due to aggression that the Russian state launched against Ukraine. In this edition, Albania did not win any of the four games it played, ranking third, disappointing quite a bit. The two unofficial friendlies with Saudi Arabia and the two official meetings with Italy and Armenia were coach Edoardo Reja's last two games on the current contract. To emphasize that against the Armenians, Albania got the first and last victory in this calendar year. Edoardo Reja counts 38 matches with Albania, with a balance of 14 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. The 77-year-old himself has openly expressed his wish that he seeks the confidence of the president Armand Duka to continue the project at least for the qualifiers of the European championship that start in March, but he will be the number one of the Albanian football federation who will decide on the extension or not of cooperation with the Italian. Reja has emphasized that he has built a team for the future and has shown full confidence that he can claim qualification for the European Championship that will be played in two years, but now the ball is in Duke's court, who will make the decision on the bench of the national team. What can be said at the moment is that Reja is without a contract from December 1st. So, the agreement with the Albanian football federation has ended for the Italian coach, and now the decision to be taken on the future of the bench of the Albanian national team is expected.