Albania for the second time in 8 years was among the 24 best teams in Europe, playing the finals of a European championship.
In 2016 and a few days before, unlike in 2016, the team partially returns to Tirana, without much fanfare, without an open bus and without any special attention like 8 years ago.
Maybe then it was a celebration since it was the first and now, we are competitors from whom more is expected. If in 2016 De Biasi at the head of that team enjoyed fame, meanwhile Sylvinho came, stayed for two days and from this Thursday is in Porto with his family, for vacation.
Something is wrong and apparently his desire to continue with the red and black national team is no longer a priority, he even considers it as safe these days, until July 9 when his contract expires, he is seeing what offers have arrived his manager.
In a contact with the coach Sylvinho answers Top Channel in an evasive way.
"I just arrived in Porto, I'm on vacation with my family. I don't know anything, I haven't spoken to the staff (manager) yet. I will contact them next week."
We were used to De Bias or Reja, that at the end of the first contract, they did not discuss the desire for renewal, nor did they discuss it.
However Sylvinho differs in some aspects, he is very young compared to them and generally the work of a national team coach is part-time which makes him relatively older coaches.
Based on this, Sylvinho was an inexperienced coach and this achievement with a team like ours, that is, small, gives him more value and made him more popular in the football arena as a coach.
And what stands out is that the offer was made before the European and he didn't find a single day to sit down to discuss it, but avoided it under the excuse of matches and engagement with them.
In short, Sylvinho sees our national team as safe, he is already waiting for what will come for him until July 9, until then if the federation will be ready to host him in these maneuvers, not very clear.