
Unlike the Serbian media, which called the Tirana match as if they had experienced terror, national team coach Dragan Stojkovic had a different opinion.
He would like the atmosphere experienced in Tirana to be repeated in Belgrade.
"You didn't like the game? You didn't like it? Find another coach! The atmosphere was fantastic. I congratulate the Albanian fans for this. I wish we had an atmosphere like this too," he continued.
"Finalization needs to be improved. The chances we had… One or two balls could have ended up in the Srakoshë net. A terribly difficult away match against Albania in Tirana. We controlled the game, we had ball control, where we reduced their attack to zero. So they had to be careful, because they saw that they couldn't cope with us in that match. Good fighting spirit, running, energy expenditure…
This and any other will be difficult. Quality must come to the fore. This point from Tirana must materialize and the three points against Andorra must be earned. Analysis of the Andorra – England match awaits us the next day. The result is surprising to me: 0-1, but there is still a big difference in level. In Leskovac, the first three points for Serbia await us.
The penalty? It was like someone hit me with a sledgehammer! Carelessness, a gesture that happened by chance, but even if they had scored, we would have increased our offensive game to the maximum and we would have gone for everything or nothing. I didn't see the penalty when he took it. Let Gjorgje continue to defend like this and there will be no problems. He deserved to be there and he deserved to stop it. The confidence he has is fascinating," said Stojkovic.