Gurban Gurbanov: "The opponent will build all their preparations against us"

"I congratulate my players. There was some tension and fatigue. Nevertheless, my team remained calm until the end and concealed the opponent's mistake. In the end, we were able to take advantage of it. I wish Elmar Bakhshiyev and his team success."

Idman.biz reports that this was said by the head coach of "Qarabag" Gurban Gurbanov at the press conference held after the match with "Araz-Nakhchivan".

The experienced specialist, commenting on the 3:0 victory in the return match of the semi-final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup, said: "It is necessary to evaluate the opponent's game. We were 0:1 behind in the score. The opponent defended very correctly and intelligently and was preparing for counterattacks. They had several goal episodes in the first half. Our preparation was based on this. They put a lot of pressure on our players without the ball. We had a lot of ball losses in the first half. The opponent was more active. In the second half, we increased the pressure and took advantage of it. I have always said that cup matches are different from the championship. This is normal. We must always be ready for such games.

Gurban Gurbanov emphasized that his possible opponents in the final are competing for a place in the European Cups: "I don't have such a thought. I only know that in the final we will face an opponent eager for results. Because the chance of both of them participating in European Cups will depend on that game. Any opponent will then build all their preparations against us. There is still time. I wish both teams success. I would like both of them to participate in European Cups. Both clubs have invested heavily. We can show the structure of these two clubs as an example. They have invested not only in the result, but also in the sustainability of success. "Neftchi" and "Sabah" have very good bases. We also want to win the cup again. We will not have a thought of losing in the final. I would like the number of titles of my players to increase even more."

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