Kakhaber Tskhadadze: "The players showed character"

"Gabala" drew 1:1 with "Qarabagh" in the 31st round of the Misli Premier League at home. Sport24.az reports that the head coach of "red-blacks" Kakhaber Tskhadadze answered journalists' questions at the press conference held after the match:

- I thank the players. It was a very important game for us. They understood the importance of this match. We won an important 1 point. The players fought with all their might. "Qarabagh" came to the field with the strongest squad. I don't remember the last time they played with such a squad in the Premier League. They have shown great results in the Champions League. All this is the result of Gurban Gurbanov's work. He has been working in "Qarabagh" for a long time. I would say that thanks to him, Azerbaijani football is represented in Europe and the world. As for our game, we created goal opportunities. The players played well. I would especially mention Salahat Agayev. He saved the team from a goal in the penalty. We have two more games ahead. Both are matches equal to the final. We need to recover quickly and prepare for the next game. It was very nice to play against such a high-level team in front of a full stadium. I thank the fans for supporting the team until the end.

- Did the fact that the opponent was "Qarabagh" create additional motivation for the players?

- We haven't had a bad game after the national break. We had a great game against "Sumgayit". We made one mistake, which resulted in a goal. I can mention the match with "Zira". The players showed character. We just didn't have a little luck. Yes, there were some matches that I was unhappy with. That's why we are in this place in the tournament table. But in all the last games, the players have shown character.

- Looking at the tournament table, can we say that "Gabala" will play a play-off match with the I League representative?

- We are currently only thinking about the next game. The next match is the most important for us.