Elmar Bakhshiyev: "We didn't get here by anyone's power"

"It was a tough game for us. We had 3 days after the cup. As a team, because we have been playing the last games every 4-5 days, we showed a very low level of play in terms of dynamics on the field today. But it's the end of the championship. We hope that in the upcoming matches we will rest well, analyze, and prepare for the games."

Idman.biz reports that this was said by Elmar Bakhshiyev, the head coach of "Araz-Nakhchivan", at the press conference held after the 32nd round of the Misli Premier League match against "Sabail" (1:1).

The specialist stated that the team is not instructed to sit purely on the defense: "We also understand the players, they were playing in a difficult cycle. Our squad is not wide either. We couldn't go for too many rotations. We don't intend to underestimate the game shown by my players. We still believe in our team. I believe that we will see a more dynamic, more solid "Araz-Nakhchivan" in the upcoming matches. The team has suffered during the season. We didn't get here by anyone's power. We are in these places thanks to the strength and will of the players. But as a team, we need to do more to reach our desired goal."

The head coach also commented on winning only 1 victory in the last 12 matches of the Premier League: The previous victories were not won by someone in our place, we won them ourselves. Such situations are inevitable in football. Now we also have 6 injured players. All of them are also main squad members. In football, you stay away from the result while experiencing difficulties. But the team is working. Everything depends on ourselves."

Elmar Bakhshiyev added that there have been games where they could have scored maybe 6-7 goals, there is just a bit of a lag in the evaluation: "The fact that the team scored little is just statistics. We are always on the attack, we are trying to be on the attack. As for me throwing words, you think differently. I'm not throwing words at anyone. It's just that sometimes many people don't want to see reality. If we go back to the last game, my protest should be taken normally. I am a person who is inside the game, I have to share what I see with you. In my opinion, there were referee injustices against us in the cup match. Someone may turn a blind eye to it, or may think differently. What we see is different, but we are not the ones who decide. I hope they don't try to keep us in any way."

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