Rustam Mammadov: "Defeats can become a habit in the team; motivation has decreased"

"We didn't lose to "Sabail" in the game plan. Due to our physical condition, we tried to play more defensively in the first half".

These words were said by Rustam Mammadov, the head coach of "Zaqatala".

The young specialist commented on his team's defeat to "Sabail" in the 25th round of the First League on their home field.

"We wanted to save our strength for counterattacks. In the second half, we saw that the opponent was tired and attacked. The 3 goals we conceded were the result of our own mistakes. We currently have some difficulties. There are many injured players in the squad. One of the main reasons for losing 5 consecutive rounds is the decrease in motivation among the players. Although the financial problems that arose in winter were later resolved, this situation negatively affected the players. Our team is now mostly fighting to maintain its place in the First League. It is difficult to get the players to focus on the match when they cannot play for high places in the tournament table. We didn't perform like this in the first round, but something changed later. The inability of the players to fully focus on the game also affects the results. Defeats can become a habit in the team over time. Although this is not a good thing, it is one of the cases encountered in football", he said in his statement to sport24.az.

It should be noted that the match between "Zaqatala" and "Sabail" ended with a 0:3 defeat for the home team.