Idman.biz
"I talk about problems, and it's not liked. Today, we think that the average age of players in the defense position of the national team is high."
Idman.Biz reports that these words were said by the head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team, Aykhan Abbasov.
"I'm talking to the coach of the U-21 national team, and he's also talking about the stopper problem. Everyone knows the problem, we need to start from a work perspective, we need to be patient. Yes, lower age groups need to work hard until the problems are solved. These players also come from clubs. Attention should be increased to academies. The national team coach cannot change much in 10-12 days of training camp. Football players should come ready to the national team.
Now we see that the local players of "Sabah", "Neftchi", "Zira" are in good shape. This makes us happy. The approach to youth football must change. No matter how much we talk, it doesn't make a difference. If we were talking about the problem of the field 10 years ago, it's still the same issue. Everyone is talking about results, the Europa League, competition, etc.," Abbasov said.
