Idman.biz
It is difficult to call the performance of the Azerbaijani national team in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup successful. Only one point in six games and the last place in the group. However, recent matches have shown that the team has potential and promising nuances for the future.
Samed Gurbanov, one of the best Azerbaijani football players of the Soviet era, shared his views on the national team's game in an interview with Idman.Biz.
"After Aykhan Abbasov came to the national team, the players gained self-confidence. I don't know how it happened, but he managed to motivate the team. He was able to find those words, while the previous head coach Santos could not do it. In general, the national team players have always had problems in terms of fighting until the last minute and believing in the successful outcome of the game. We often lost before we even entered the field," said S. Gurbanov.
He also assessed the importance of the right approach to working with national football players and the team's prospects.
"It doesn't matter who coaches the national team - a foreign coach or a local specialist. The main thing is that he can find the right approach to the players. The team last played in this spirit perhaps during the Prosinecki era. Aykhan has found a way to the hearts of the players! I hope that Aykhan will achieve better results with the team in the upcoming Nations League games and finally, victories will come," said Samed Gurbanov.
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