Sabuhi Abdullazade: Aykhan Abbasov instilled a national spirit in us, unlike Santos

"I have worked with Aykhan Abbasov before in "Sumgayit" and there is no question about his coaching. He has always been able to build good relationships with football players, create unity and discipline in the team. At least, unlike Fernando Santos, he instilled a national spirit in us."

Idman.biz reports that these words were said by Sabuhi Abdullazade, a football player of the Azerbaijani national team, in his statement to Futbolinfo.az.

The 23-year-old midfielder also spoke about the game with Ukraine: "We suffered a heavy defeat a few days ago. Such results are part of football, but they inevitably affect the players. We were trying to forget that failure and play with a completely different atmosphere when we came to the field this time. Frankly, the match was very tense and interesting. It was necessary to fight in every inch of the field. We fought until the last second, we did not back down at any moment. In the end, we drew and this result further strengthened us as a team in terms of motivation. The main thing is that everyone was fighting as one person on the field."

Abdullazade also talked about future plans and commented on the coaching issue: "In fact, the main thing for football players is to go to the field and fulfill their tasks. No matter which coach is appointed, we must fully implement what he says. Because the success of the team depends on this. Whatever decision the management makes, we players will accept that decision and try to implement it to the maximum. Everyone's dream is that the Azerbaijani national team will always be successful. I also want to do my part and represent both myself and my country with dignity."

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