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"Although the Azerbaijani national team lost in the match against Hungary, it was the best team I've seen in recent times. They showed a determined, combative, and fighting game. This is also gratifying. We should have beaten Latvia. Because they are also in a lower position than us in the FIFA ranking, and their players were not that good. We have more interesting, higher quality players. But we couldn't beat Latvia. Against Hungary, they played the game we wanted. But the result was still not encouraging, we lost."
Idman.biz reports that these words were said by Afran Ismayilov, a former member of the Azerbaijani national team, in an interview with Sportal.az.
He assessed the performance of our national team in the last two matches. According to Ismayilov, it is not necessary to look for the guilty party in the national team: "I had not seen the national spirit in our team in the last 10 matches. In the match against Hungary, I saw that national spirit, determination, desire. That's why I was happy. God willing, there will be more to come.
We shouldn't look for someone to blame for the failure. We all need to come together, think, reflect, and fix the situation. The national team belongs to all of us. When the topic of the head coach comes up, I have always said that it is a waste of money. Fernando Santos is experienced, but neither the age nor the quality is there. If we believe in our own people and stand on development, I believe we will get somewhere."
The veteran football player of our national team also assessed their chances in the match against France as part of the qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup: "In the match against France, it is necessary to continue the determination. It is necessary to go out and play willingly, without fear, without hesitation. Yes, it will be very difficult. But we have to play this game. We have to play our best games."
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