Former Azerbaijani national football player Zaur Ramazanov shared his thoughts in an interview with Sport24.az about the away match against France in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. He also spoke about "Qarabağ"'s upcoming matches in the League stage of the Champions League.
We present this interview:
- The new head coach of the national team will be announced soon. Who do you think should be brought to this position?
- We have been saying this for years. The national team should only be entrusted to a local specialist. Whoever is brought in, it should only be an Azerbaijani head coach. We have all seen that we cannot achieve good results with foreigners either.
- Is there any local specialist you would like to see in the national team?
- I can't name anyone right now. Are there few head coaches in our country? There are 50 specialists with the Pro category.
- The team is waiting for an away match against France in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Do you think we can avoid a big defeat?
- Well, what can I say. It will be very difficult and hard. I don't believe we can do anything on this trip. Just let there not be a big defeat. I wish the team success again.
- "Qarabağ" won its first victory in the main stage of the Champions League. What can you say about this?
- This is a historic result. "Qarabağ" is already respected in Europe. The team is making us happy. May these achievements continue.
- Do you think it is impossible to think about the next stage after defeating "Benfica"?
- I think that "Qarabağ" has enough experience for this. The team also played in the 1/8 final stage of the Europa League. I think that points will be scored in the next 7 matches as well. I expect them to advance to the playoffs. Why not?
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