Boshko Gjurovski

Gjurovski named squad for Spain qualifier

Boshko GjurovskiManager Boshko Gjurovski unveiled a list of 23 players for next month’s EURO 2016 qualifier against Spain.

The start of the EURO 2016 qualifications tournament will be the first time in over a decade that Macedonia will not have Goran Pandev or Nikolche Noveski at its disposal.  Both players decided to retire from the national team in order to focus on their club careers.  Furthermore, other regulars such as Ivan Trichkovski, Goran Popov, Daniel Georgievski, Boban Grncharov and David Babunski are also missing from the list.  Popov and Georgievski are still without a team, Trichkovski does not feel physically ready to contribute, while Grncharov and Babunski were dropped in favor of other players.

Arijan Ademi is the lone new name on the list, while every other player has been capped by Macedonia in the past.  Ademi is a quality player who plays in defensive midfield for Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.  However, he can also play further up the field as well.  That’s where he has played over the past couple of games after Dinamo Zagreb recently signed defensive midfielder Ognjen Vukojević.  Ademi will be a good edition who can take over from the injured Ostoja Stjepanovikj (out with a torn ACL).

Gjurovski got defensive at today’s press conference when asked why he didn’t call up certain players, but he feels that this squad gives him the best chance to achieve a result against Spain.  He noted that if he will be held accountable for results, then he wants the ability to choose the players.

Note*: Ezgjan Alioski might also withdraw from the team.  On Sunday, he missed a Swiss Cup encounter for Schaffhausen for what the team described as an injury in the game notes.  If that were to happen, then Gjurovski will still have two left-backs on the roster in Ardian Cuculi and Darko Glishikj.

The complete squad:

Tome Pachovski – Mechelen Belgium
Martin Bogatinov – Ermis Cyprus
Kristijan Naumovski – Levski Bulgaria

Stefan Ristovski – Parma Italy
Aleksandar Todorovski – Sturm Austria
Vanche Shikov – Austria Austria
Daniel Mojsov – Brann Norway
Aleksandar Damchevski – NAC Breda Netherlands
Kire Ristevski – Slavia Bulgaria
Ardian Cuculi – Partizani Albania
Ezgjan Alioski – Schaffhausen Switzerland
Darko Glisikj – Vardar Macedonia

Muhamed Demiri – St. Gallen Switzerland
Arijan Ademi – Dinamo Croatia
Stefan Spirovski – Beroe Bulgaria
Aleksandar Trajkovski – Zulte Waregem Belgium
Agim Ibraimi – Maribor Slovenia
Ferhan Hasani – Brøndby Denmark

Adis Jahovikj – Rijeka Croatia
Besart Abdurahimi – Lokeren Belgium
Jovan Kostovski – OH Leuven Belgium
Krste Velkoski – Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marjan Radeski – Metalurg Macedonia

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