Sport24.az
"Shamakhi" drew 1:1 with "Turan Tovuz" in the 32nd round of the Misli Premier League. Sport24.az reports that the head coach of the guests, Aykhan Abbasov, answered journalists' questions at the press conference held after the match:
- It was a difficult and interesting game. Both teams wanted to win. In the first half, the struggle was mostly in the center of the field. In the second half, I wanted to see fast attacks from my players. If we look at the second half, we lost 2 points. I was satisfied with my team. We gained a point on top of our points. We knew the opponent's strengths. That's how they scored a goal. After that, my players performed well in standard situations. Every point is important for us. We are trying to climb to higher levels.
- Leroy Mikels returned after injury and you played him in a different position today. Did you like his performance?
- If you look at the system, his position seemed offensive. But there were some details in the game. I think he fulfilled the tasks. He was better in the second half. He is not fully ready. But we believe in Leroy. He did not perform badly after the injury.
- Can you find players for the U-21 national team in the 1st League and the Substitutes League?
- In the Substitutes League, I mostly look at players born in 2006-2007. They are our future. I League was interesting. I watched the "Imishli" - "Gabala" match. I was surprised in a good way. There are players. We also have a player we like from the Substitutes League. We want to bring him to "Shamakhi". You have to believe. Today Rufat Abbasov and Edgar Adilxanov are in the spotlight. They play stably in the championship. Look at Rauf Rustamli's performance today. He may be one of the best defensive midfielders in Azerbaijan.
- Can it be said that the fault lies not with the local players, but with the clubs that do not bring them to light?
- I agree. You have to believe. There is a fault of both the players and the clubs here. We want to get results quickly. Some clubs should choose their philosophies according to their budgets. A team coming from the I League thinks that we will bring and play 10 legionnaires. But there are local players who have hardship. When we came to "Turan Tovuz", we kept 13 players from the squad in the I League. Faig Hajiyev is in the spotlight today. He is a member of the main squad in "Turan Tovuz".
