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After the match of the V round of the Misli Premier League "Sumgayit" – "Neftchi" (0:2), the head coach of the guest team, Samir Abasov, answered journalists' questions. Sport24.az reports that the specialist first shared his thoughts on the meeting…
– I thank the players for a good game. Before that, we had a good match against "Sabah", "Turan Tovuz". We saw a team that wanted to win today, building on that even more. This is not without reason. It will be a little long… You know what caliber team "Neftchi" is, it's big. Even a draw is considered a failure for this team. No matter how much you try to explain that we are a new team… This is reality. It's an inevitable reality. The reality is the game the team shows. From the first day, despite the fact that we did not meet expectations. In the Champions League, "Galatasaray" lost 1:5. I was interested in what the coach said. What did he focus on? It is normal to accept it as an excuse. But you are not with us, in our work. You may not know what is happening. In short, it's not your business. You don't know much because you are not with us. Okan Buruk said at the press conference that we came out with a new player. One thinks that even a player like Ilkay is a problem for the head coach. There will be condemnation. Imagine, we also have 14-15 new players. We must accept reality. We have a good game in the last matches. If you lose, you lose points, pressure starts. There are many who don't want "Neftchi". Everyone started to put pressure. The players see these too. They need to be taken out of the situation. The management has been behind me and the team from the first day. This was something I had not seen and that is why I want to talk about it. The management did more than necessary and kept us on our feet. On behalf of myself and the team, I dedicate the victory to the management. I hope this victory will be an impetus for the next matches.
– The substitutions seemed to be decisive. Both players scored. Were the substitutions planned in advance?
– If any coach says that I will release him and he will score, it is a lie. I didn't know it would be like this from the beginning.
– Will Agadadash get more chances in the next matches?
– All players will have a chance.
– We have said in previous games that "Neftchi" played well in matches. It's just sometimes they say that a victory helps such teams a lot. What will be the importance of today's victory for the next matches?
– A lot. It was as if we had taken a load off our shoulders. We needed it very much. We also had a penalty episode. We had missed opportunities. If you noticed, we did not give the opponent a chance. For several games, we have not given the opponents a goal episode. Looking at last year, we have been able to fix these. We play collectively, the children give their lives. We are really a good team.
– Okan Buruk promised after 1:5 that we would reach the playoffs. What do you promise today?
– I will not promise anything now. We will go to every game to win.
– You had an emotional outburst after the second goal. It is interesting that you reacted wildly in the episode of Sessi Almeida. I saw the episode as a penalty. If you had lost points, what would your thoughts be about the episode?
– You can't say that something was done on purpose. Episodes against you are given, but if episodes in your favor are not given, one suspects. I also watched the episode and thought it was a penalty episode. But they will say that there is nothing. Because this is "Neftchi". In every game, there are decisions that affect the outcome of the match. Maybe we are calm because we won. We need to be careful. I ask you to be careful in our games.
