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"Our national team has played three games under the leadership of Aykhan Abbasov, and I would say that in these matches we saw perhaps the most eager team of recent times."
These words were said by Adil Shukurov, the former head coach of "Kapaz".
The experienced specialist assessed the chances of our national team in the games against Iceland and France:
"The main advantage of all the teams coached by Aykhan Abbasov has been to catch the opponent in counterattacks. We saw this in the first game against Ukraine and in the match against the French national team. In the second match against the Ukrainian national team, our national team tried to build more aggressive attacks, which were sometimes very effective. However, the games against Iceland and France in Baku will be more difficult. The match in Iceland showed that the main team of this country is in the development stage. The attacking football that the Icelanders showed in the matches against France and Ukraine is somewhat similar to the playing style that suits Aykhan Abbasov's team. As I mentioned above, the opponent's playing in this way creates a favorable environment for building quick counterattacks. The more important issue is that the players who will take the field can properly carry out the tasks given by the coaches. The meeting with the French national team is a separate motivation for each football player," he said in an interview with sport24.az.
Shukurov stated that the national team members should gain an advantage in the competition in the domestic championship:
The issue of "giving time" depends more on the goal that will be set. In general, the issue of "giving time" in the national team is a very broad concept. That is, in order to form the country's main team, it is necessary first of all to achieve the development of local football players. For this, local players must live the life of legionnaires. On the other hand, football players must be superior to legionnaires in the national championship. Otherwise, no amount of time will be beneficial."
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan-Iceland match will start today at 21:00. The national team will host the French national team on November 16.
