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"There is a lack of players in the national team. 3 rounds have been played in the championship, and the teams have performed in European cups. There are players in the squad who have played little, both in European cups and in the championship. The players didn't have enough strength in the second half."
Idman.biz reports that Aghasalim Mirjavadov said these words in an interview with Sport24.az.
The former head coach of the Azerbaijani national team spoke about the national team's big defeat in the away match against Iceland in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup: "Where does this come from? First, the abolition of the legionnaire limit, and second, the unpreparedness of the players. As soon as the attack was over, everyone returned to the center, to the second zone. There is one thing when the opponent forces you to do this, and another when we went ourselves. Iceland didn't create that much of a problem. They scored the first goal at the end of the first half. It was felt that the players had little game experience, there would be a problem. This needs to be solved. The limit has been abolished. What to do with local kids? Fernandu Santush has a contract until 2028. Since we are not inside, we cannot say whether they have talked to the management about the limit or not. There are many questions. Currently, the head coach and players are to blame. When we switched to counter-attacks, the ball didn't stay in the middle. Possession was 71 to 29 percent in favor of the opponent... This is still Iceland, Ukraine and France are ahead... Although there are many problems, there is also a solution. We need to sit down and talk."
It should be noted that the Iceland-Azerbaijan match ended with a 5:0 victory for the home team.
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