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"The main goal in a friendly match is to test young players. Fernando Santos will try to show the game he wants. It hasn't worked out yet. Winning against Latvia is important in terms of restoring self-confidence."
Aslan Karimov said this in his statement to Sport24.az.
The experienced specialist revealed his expectations from the match of our national team, which will face Latvia on the road on June 7: "We have not been able to win in the last ten matches - neither official nor friendly. If we can do this in the match with Latvia, the players can get rid of psychological stress, even if only a little. It would not be correct to compare Latvia with the Haiti team. Because Haiti is a superior team to Belarus and Latvia. The Latvian national team is similar in strength to the Belarus team. The playing style may be different. What makes it difficult for us is going on the road. Playing after a flight is not an easy matter. In this regard, the forces are equalized with the Latvian national team. Currently, the quality of our players allows us to beat them. The football players of "Qarabag" and "Sabah" who will join the national team should be given 2-3 days of rest. Because they join after a 120-minute final game. Maybe Santos gave these two teams' players more rest in the first game. This also weakens our strength relatively."
It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team will face Latvia in Riga on June 7, and 3 days later, Hungary in Baku.
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