"I would like to express my gratitude to "Zira". You know that there have been some changes in our game plan. We are a new team. I think that our training camp went well with the new players who joined us. The main thing is that there were no injuries."
Idman.biz reports that this was said by Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of "Shamakhi" after the test match with "Zira" (2:1).
The experienced specialist evaluated the preparation of his team: "We have formed the squad according to our budget. Let's just say that this team will be able to compete. When talking about goals, it is clear that the main goal is victories, but there are clubs that will be difficult to deal with. We need to strengthen the squad, we would also like 2-3 players. There are positions where we may face difficulties because the season is a long marathon. Most of the team consists of young people, but I believe in them. As for Abdulla Shuaybu, we expect a lot from him. I know that he had a good season in "Kapaz". Last year he was in the First League. He is not in ideal shape yet. But believe me, he has a lot of desire and I believe that he will help us a lot.
Ayxan Abbasov expressed his dissatisfaction with some clubs holding their home games in Shamakhi: "The fact that some Premier League clubs ("Karvan" and "Imishli") hold their home games at Shamakhi City Stadium may be a problem for us. I don't know if they are doing this out of necessity or for another reason. As you know, there is no lighting in the stadium and this may disrupt our training process. For example, if others play on Friday and Saturday, and "Shamakhi" has a game on Sunday, we will not be able to train for 1-2 days at all. If we want the development of our football, we need pitches. I think it should be invested in. It will be difficult without fields. You can play somewhere temporarily, but we need to be more professional."
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