"I am very happy to give young players a chance. Maybe they will be the future faces of Azerbaijani football. They must work hard on themselves."
Idman.Biz reports that these words were said by the head coach of "Kapaz" Azer Bagirov after the match with "Neftchi" in the last round of the Azerbaijan Premier League.
The game ended 1:0 in favor of "Neftchi".
"As for the game, the kids fought, they did what they could. I thank each of them. When we arrived, "Kapaz" had 6 defeats in 6 games. It was difficult to take the team in such a situation. 12 legionnaires were transferred. Against this background, we kept the team in the Premier League.
I would like to highlight Shahnur Ismayilov and Raul Huseynli. They are talented football players. They need to work harder. Because there is already attention on them," the coach said.
Bagirov did not want to talk about rumors about his transfer to the "Shamakhi" club:
"I don't want to talk about it. Information will be provided in the official accounts of the club. I hope everything will be successful for Azerbaijani football.
I have no problems with the management either. The club offered me to stay. I have certain issues in my mind. Everything takes time. The offer made by the club was better than this year.
I am a supporter of truthfulness and keeping my word. I have always wanted to make "Kapaz" fans happy. If the budget does not allow it, I will be helpless in front of the fans.
There are some issues that are unknown. It is difficult to make a decision when this happens."