Three months after his appointment as technical director at FFM for
development of youth football, Gjorgi Hristov at a briefing with representatives of
gave the media an overview of his work so far.
"This position carries great responsibility, but also privilege. From
On the first day I was present in the field, together with my colleagues, constantly monitoring them.
"The competitions and development of young football players across the country," said Hristov.
In the past period, a stable structure has been established with
appointment of coordinators by generation.
Artim Shaqiri and Sasho Miloshevski have been appointed as coordinators for
categories from 2007 to 2012. They follow each child, will be a direct
support for selectors and will provide quality analysis for each generation.
A novelty in the system is the introduction of video analysis – an area that
He has not been part of the youth teams at all so far.
Former national team players Nikola Gligorov and Filip have been hired.
Ivanovski, who will raise the level of preparation and detailed analysis of the game.
Special attention is paid to the Children's League, as a basis for
football development:
"Children at that age are like sponges – they absorb everything. That's why,
we introduced new rules so that they could play "football on the ground", from "foot on
leg", to learn to bring the ball out in an organized manner, and not have everything depend on
whether the goalkeeper will cross to the other end of the pitch. I want us to create
"footballers who think on the pitch."
Hristov also emphasized that each national team's technical staff is composed of
from 4 to 5 people from different regions of Macedonia, which confirms that
no potential talent will be missed.
In terms of scouting, the approach is balanced and focused on
quality:
"We have talent here, in Macedonia – wonderful children, hardworking,
dedicated. That's why our main concentration must be here. But that's not
This means that we will not follow children of Macedonian origin outside the country.
On the contrary, everyone who has quality and can make a difference in matches,
are welcome. The only criterion is quality.”
Hristov also speaks openly about the situation with the FFM Academy:
"If the Academy had functioned properly, we wouldn't be here today."
we select more than 150 children from the field. The fact that those children are not
compete in an official system is paradoxical. The academy should be
before the national team, and the reality is far from that. For two years now
they haven't played a single game and honestly, I don't see any point in
continue in the same form. We will see what the decision will be, but like this – not
"Go."
"On trips, there will always be one of us present - as
It was the case with Pandev and me at the games in Scotland. It meant a lot to them.
"The children feel supported and belong."
The goal is ambitious, but achievable:
"In each generation we want to have a base of at least 30 children with
similar quality. Only in this way can we create real competition –
"the best against the best."
Finally, Hristov emphasized the importance of support from
FFM leadership and president Masar Omeragic:
"Knowing the president of FFM, and I have known him for more than 25 years,
years, I know that children in all generations will get all the necessary
conditions.
If as a member of
The board of directors, when I was a player in the national team, tried hard.
to provide us with better conditions then, I am sure that today, as president,
will do his best to make it even better. He doesn't like improvisations and I know that
always strives to achieve his goals. And his goals are high,
believe."
