Sport24.az
"Qarabagh" will have to expend a lot of effort in the match with "Shkëndija." Sport24.az reports that this was said by the head coach of "Qarabagh," Gurban Gurbanov.
The experienced specialist shared his thoughts on the return match of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, which they will hold in Baku against the North Macedonian representative "Shkëndija":
"It will be a very important game. The opponent is also ambitious. It's a combative team. We will have to expend a lot of effort tomorrow. We must be disciplined. I believe it will be an interesting match for the fans. The opponent won both matches of the previous round. My impressions of the opponent are the same after the first match."
He talked about Kadi Borges's performance: "He is not unwilling. All the players try to play disciplined. Kadi is a more technical player. But in such matches, you also need to consider the opponent. Football is a little different now. Ball losses have increased. Kadi also had assignments. Mistakes are inevitable; they will always happen. Kadi has the potential to play better."
Gurbanov said that any player has shortcomings:
"There are also noticeable changes in Emmanuel Addai. After tasting Azerbaijani food, there was a slight change in his regime. I also made small fines. We are not watching their food. There have been complaints from me. Everything has stabilized now. I have been in this regime myself. In any case, I wouldn't call it a serious problem. Everything is getting better."
The expert emphasized that there were some ball losses in the first match and talked about transfers:
"We could have played more neatly. We worked on this in training. Many players are on our transfer list. There are many we are negotiating with."
The head coach also spoke about potential opponents in the play-off stage:
"It would not be right for me to say which team I want. First of all, we are thinking about tomorrow's match. Both opponents are familiar to us."
It should be noted that the "Qarabagh" - "Shkëndija" match will start on August 12 at 20:00 at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium. In the first match held away, the "stallions" defeated their opponent with one unanswered goal.
