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"I congratulate my players. It wasn't an easy victory. It's not easy to motivate players in such conditions, on such a pitch. But they still managed it. It was an important game for us. I thank my players. We had a lot of fans. I am also grateful to them. I wish Azer Hashimov success. They are participating in the Premier League with a new team. They also had very good previous games. Today, they played a very good game, and they created a lot of dangerous episodes in front of our goal. Gradually, they will have an even better team and better results."
Sport24.az reports that, these words were said by the head coach of "Qarabağ" Gurban Gurbanov at the press conference held after the match of the 3rd round of the Misli Premier League with "Karvan-Yevlakh" (0:2).
- Isn't it difficult for "Qarabağ", which is preparing for the game with "Benfica", to focus on the match with "Karvan-Yevlakh"?
- To be honest, we weren't thinking about preparing for that game yet. We were just thinking about the match with "Karvan-Yevlakh". There was a need to get out of the atmosphere of the European Cup match and play in such conditions today. That's why I said that it was not easy to motivate the players for this game after the match with "Ferentsvaros". But such cases have been happening for years. We would very much like to have a better pitch and more fans. These two factors are very important for football players. After the rest, we will prepare for the game with "Benfica".
- Kamilo Duran made his debut, but we haven't seen Dani Montiel yet. What is his condition?
- There is no serious problem here. He's just not ready. He hadn't trained with the team for more than six months, he had been preparing individually. He is still far from sports form. It is true that he has joined training with the team. But he is not yet strong enough to play such games. It will take even more time. I believe that he will gradually recover during the break given to the championship. In the upcoming matches, he will have a chance to enter the game later, not from the first minutes.
- In recent days, it has been discussed that "Neftchi" did not congratulate "Qarabağ" on reaching the main stage of the Champions League. In your opinion, is it right for "Neftchi" to not congratulate "Qarabağ"?
- Samir always congratulates by phone. He is always in contact with Elchin muallim. They call each other and convey their congratulations after almost all matches. To be honest, I didn't take this issue seriously either. But every club has its own approach. There is no such thing as me being offended by "Neftchi" for this today. Everyone's approach, the way each club is managed is different. "Neftchi" is everyone's "Neftchi", Samir is our friend, and those in the management are also our friends. We have very good relations. There were many people from the management who personally contacted me and congratulated me after the game. It wasn't in official, written form, and I don't take it seriously.
- How true is the issue of Samba Sumano and Juninho's transfer to "Qarabağ"?
- Yes, negotiations are underway. There has also been a serious offer from our side. It may be that since we reached the main stage of the Champions League, the other side may have started to go higher. We are also negotiating. Our time is short. In any case, negotiations will continue until the last minute. Suddenly, the negotiation started to become very difficult.
- Are you satisfied with the Champions League schedule?
- It's normal. It's the main stage. There is a saying, bald Hasan, Hasan bald, both are the same.
- What did the abolition of the legionnaire limit give and take from Azerbaijani football?
- It is too early to express an opinion. We will look at it during the course of the championship. The teams may have become more serious and more different than last season.
