Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade: "Omonia" is twice as strong as "Aris", there was fatigue - INTERVIEW

Interview of "Araz-Nakhchivan" defender Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade to Futbolxeber.az

- You lost 0:4 to "Omonia" in the first match of the third qualifying round of the Conference League. How can the big score defeat be explained?

- There is not much to talk about. Unfortunately, we could not play well. We disappointed our fans. We are very sorry for this. However, expectations from us were high. We must forget this match and focus on the next games.

- Do you agree with the opinion that the return match will be of a formal nature?

- We lost by a big score in our own field in the first game. However, we will not give up. We will go and play away.

- To what extent did psychological and physical fatigue affect the defeat?

- There was indeed fatigue. The trip to Greece took a lot of energy from us. Moreover, we fought with fewer players for about 40 minutes in the away match. All of this had an impact. I'm not making excuses. But the team looked tired.

- "Omonia" also won against "Zira" with a big score last year...

- I watched that game at that time. I also watched the episodes later. However, we did not analyze the opponent based on that match. We watched their other games. "Omonia" has very high-quality players. The Cyprus club is perhaps 2 times stronger than "Aris".

- After the game, there was tension between you and the opposing players in the hallway. What happened?

- There was a problem. The opposing player was talking a little too much. That's why the incident happened. Later everything was fine.

- Will you now focus your attention on the championship?

- The start of the championship is near. We are playing on a tight schedule. Tough games await us. Perhaps the defeat will benefit us. The team grows with such games.

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