Football is Gold Football is Everything!
by Kenneth William
Alban Cacaj (on the right hand side) met his idol Cristiano Ronaldo (2017). I don’t know if you see a slight resemblence between the two.
For this week task, I had a pleasure to interview my closest friend Alban Cacaj from my area. His passion for football relates to every young boys dream to fall in love with the sport. As a passionate Machester United fan he also describes his views about the current ongoing situation which is happening at the club.
Interview begins.....
So Alban Introduce yourself and what you currently do? Hi, my name is Alban Cacaj, I’m 21 years old from Deptford, South East London. I am currently at University studying Sport and Psychology Science.
Who is your football team you follow and why do you support them? I’ve been supporting Man Utd from a young age. I was first drawn to them because of Van Nilsterooy but then when Ronaldo came a few years later he made football even more enjoyable to watch + he won us quite a few trophies which is always a plus.
As a young kid, it's almost the most boys dream to want to become a footballer. Who did you admire watching from an early age? Growing up I’ve always played football and looked up to players like C.Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in his prime days. I’ve tried to implement skills into my game as much as possible so I can entertain those who watch and It’s not of my interest to be just another ordinary player.
Someone like yourself who lives in London but supports Manchester United? Has people's opinions have mattered to why support a team outside your city rather than your local club?
Being a Londoner people have questioned my decision to support a Mancunian team and called me a glory hunter in the past. To be honest I don’t really care, beacuse in London, you have a variety of different supporters which makes it all the better when getting into debates about weekend results.
Sir Alex Ferguson (the legend) spent 26 years at Machester United. Since his departure in 2013 do you believe that a lot has changed since then?
Ermm to be honest since Ferguson has left United it hasn’t been too good for us. The team hasn’t gelled the same ever since and there has been no partnerships which come even close to emulating the success of Ronaldo/Rooney/Tevez or Yorke/Cole.
What is your outtake on the Pogba and Mourinho's saga? - the training ground confrontation. The Pogba & Mourinho saga looks like a problem of bigger proportion. A lot of players look uneasy in that team and Mourinho has certainly lost control of the dressing room.
After a poor start to the season do you reckon that Man United season can improve regardless Mourinho stays as manager until the end? I feel that unless Man Utd get a new manager to change it up a bit there won’t be much change with the poor results we’re getting at the moment. The style of play is under par and boring to watch so a new manager will hopefully bring some excitement back to the Manchester United we all know and love.
Whatever the outcome of Mourinho's saga who do you see succeed him after? What manager would you like to see?
Ermm I’d love a manager like Simeone who could unite the whole team, but realistically Zidane wouldn’t be a bad choice. He knows how to build a winning team and is good at player management which I think is really important for us in our current state.
To end on the note... As a fan what will you like to see happening at Manchester United over the next coming weeks/months or even years?
These main changes I would like is to see a new striker come in for sure, Lukaku is not consistently good enough and also a central defender who can control and demand the back four so we stop conceding silly goals.
Alban Cacaj Thank you for your time.
A quote from myself to take away......
“Any Manchester United fans reading this will know the situation happening around the club. As a pasionate fan like myself - I want to see a change that can be sorted as part of a long term plan”.
Alban Cacaj was part of a Nike advert called ‘Nothing beats a Londoner’ that aslo featured alongside known stars such as Harry Kane, Eden Hazard and many more (2018)