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Arfan Znli : "After Hhhgrlh They said, ' What the fuck , why Belgium ? ' "
Arfan Znli escaped the horrors of Kosovo , choose to play football instead of hockey in Finland and landed in a greenhouse of Hloseonim Petah Tikva. So where is not coming ? Betar
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Hello Arfan , I Irad newspaper "Haaretz" Israel. How are you?
I'm fine , thanks. And you ?
I'm fine , congratulations on first goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva on Saturday.
Thank you, thank you.
Very nice kick in the far corner , Nice .
Yes, it was nice that the ball came back defensive linemen . I said to myself , "Now , I have to score ."
You scorer ? It seems you lot of goals ?
I came here to score goals that M. Petach Tikvah needs goals and needs good touch . , I think I'm better than letting pass in goal to score , but the last four years I scored too much, every year I've improved it, but I'm more of a player is removed.
I understand your last season was the best in your career, Scored 11 league goals .
Yes, and gave 17 assists . I had very good seasons there .
Spent his entire career at HJK Helsinki , Maccabi Petah Tikva this your first team outside Finland. How it go abroad at the age of 27 ?
All the people in Finland say I should leave at the age of 20 . I think if I did not have this career injuries had been happening recently.
"When I came here first I had the first two weeks are tough, but the players and the coach took me in and made my acclimatization easy ." Znli his old uniform in Finland
"When I came here first I had the first two weeks are tough, but the players and the coach took me in and made my acclimatization easy ." Znli his old uniform in Finland . Photo: Official website of HJK
Won four consecutive championships in Finland. I know you earn here two times more money, but it is still beyond the smaller club .
Yes, yes , everyone ask me that question . Finland played like playing here, Maccabi Tel Aviv, held the ball 80 percent of the time . Wanted to come here because I always played the biggest club in Finland and I wanted to go to a different league , even if a smaller group , to see how I play somewhere else.
Finnish League ended in October , you're done contract . Then what?
I could have a month and a half , then I went with Team Finland Oman . We played a friendly match against them ( 0-0 ) . I had some offers from Poland , Norway , Austria, Bundesliga II , but then I thought about it I have come to Israel because football style here fits my style , and here I can show my skills .
You do not mind the group Your new so few fans ?
Yes , no problem, when you go up the grass you do not look at the fans , you go up to play.
Some fans were you home games in Helsinki ?
7000-5000 . Not so much , but when we have a derby against FC Haka then a full stadium at 11,000 fans.
There are many jokes about Maccabi Petah Tikva fans over the years, you can put them all into one bus .
Yes, yes . Hhhhhh .
So you have a contract until the end of the season and the club has an option to extend your contract ?
Yes, I want to help the team stay in the league, and then see what happens .
It's true that you can not play with another group in Israel , according to your contract ?
I do not know about it, I think if I want a large group we will have to talk.
You or the club ?
With the club and me.
When did you start playing varsity Finland ?
Last summer. I currently have four or five shows .
Avi Luzon , chairman of the association and the fan number one . "We talked today after practice and they said , ' Why Belgium ? ' , But in football you never know , anything can happen "
Avi Luzon , chairman of the association and the fan number one . "We talked today after practice and they said , ' Why Belgium ? ' , But in football you never know , anything can happen." Photo: Nir Kedar
I read that in 2012 you'd love to play varsity Albania since you have also an Albanian passport . Why did not it happen?
Because there were too many problems in Albania. They talked a lot and nothing happened . They are a little harsh .
Preferring to play for Albania or Finland ?
In my heart I am from Kosovo , but I live of Finland 21 years, so for me to Finland and Kosovo same.
If Kosovo will be independent as selected FIFA , go play for them ?
I think it will be very, very difficult decision .
When your family moved to Finland ?
My older brother moved from Kosovo in 1992 and then the whole family moved in 1993.
Tell me about your life in Kosovo , you were a child when the war started .
I was 6 when we moved to Finland , too small to remember much. I especially remember me playing football back then , and what I remember was not still fighting . There were problems with the Serbian police , they were assholes sometimes. Just after we moved to Finland started the war and they started killing us. Two of my cousins died in 1999 , then began catastrophe and began to massacre people. Luckily , we were already living in Finland.
Return visit in Kosovo ?
Yes, in 2001 we went back to visit family and we saw what happened to our country , it was a catastrophe.
Kosovo declared independence , but has yet to enter the UN because of the opposition of Russia. You aware that Israel is one of the countries that refuse to recognize the independence of Kosovo ?
Yes, yes , I know.
The best performance of Arfan Znli past season :
It does not bother you ?
No, no, I've come to play football , nothing more.
But if you can say something to the Prime Minister of Israel , what will you do about it?
I'll tell him to support Kosovo's independence , this small country that needs help, the people there were so many suffering.
Say , you've Finland so young . How not to become an ice hockey player ?
LOL . Yes, in school sports have always been hockey games and never soccer. I was actually very fast skater , but I was tiny and I had a very difficult sport to play because it 's so aggressive , you know? But it's nice , I occasionally play with friends in Finland .
Have you seen the stunning victory of Finland 0-5 at the U.S. ? They won the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi .
Yes, I saw , in Finland it is the number 1 sport . I did not realize how our team lost to Sweden semifinal . Against Russia actually played excellent and killed them , and Russia is the one that was supposed to win this tournament .
Football is a sport margins in Finland ?
First ice hockey then comes football , today all young people want to play football and it's getting much more media exposure than ever before.
I must ask you : Did you play curling ?
No, never , it's very complicated game .
What about the draw of the Euro 2016 qualifiers ?
Yes, we were lucky .
You get the best possible draw with Greece, Hungary and Romania.
Yes, yes, lottery really good . Now for the first time in Finland is talking about it that we have a chance to qualify for the tournament.
Avi Luzon was taking your house with joy. You know him ? Is Chairman of the Israel Football Association .
Yes, yes , I know. We talked today after practice and they said ' what the fuck , why Belgium ? ' , But in football you never know , anything can happen .
You know my father Luzon is the most powerful man in Maccabi Petah Tikva , right? If he decides to sign you up late or not .
Yes , I know.
What 's your impression of the family of Luzon ?
Favor. When I came here first I had the first two weeks are tough, but the players and the coach took me in and made my acclimatization easy . There are guys here are very good , positive , I'm very happy.
It's your natural position on the left flank us ?
Yes, I can play either No. 10 and right wing , but I most like to play on the left.
"I heard Beitar fans do not like Muslims "
"I heard Beitar fans do not like Muslims." Photo: Official website of HJK
How would you compare the level in Finland that Israel?
I think Finland game here and more physical than technical . If I was still at HJK and we played against Maccabi Tel Aviv, I do not know who would win . Has my former manager similar style of ball possession - it makes high pressure and gives rivalry game.
You know the Sarti Abdorhimi Hapoel Tel Aviv ?
I do not know him , but Ivan from Croatia told me that he could talk to me in my native language of Kosovo . I heard he is a good guy and a good player .
Who advised you to get the Israeli league ?
Agent Adam Kidan convinced me that my abilities will match league and see me here. Before I watched on YouTube a couple of games and I loved seeing football - very fast from side to side - and I decided it was better for me.
What you see now, you think you can play one of the largest groups here?
Maybe , but right now my head is only for Maccabi Petah Tikva .
Of course, but I mean in terms of potential - you have the skills ?
Of course, I believe in myself.
I am impressed by what I've seen so far. I think you can play big clubs here. Actually , other than Beitar Jerusalem .
Yeah, I heard they do not like Muslims. I realized this after Sabdorhimi scored against a gate and fell to kiss the ground as Muslims do.
Okay, it was a pleasure talking to you. Thank you and good luck.
Thank you.
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