"Is the journalist who wrote about my conflict with Danilo Beskorovayny here? This is fake. 100 percent. There are three issues here, each of which is a very bad event. It is bad news for both the player, the club, and myself that such false news is spread. Danilo's not playing has nothing to do with this. During the holiday break, he had some document issues in Ukraine and was three days late for training. His not playing is solely due to this."
Sport24.az reports that these words were said by Sasha Ilic, the head coach of "Sumgayit," after the 27th round of the Misli Premier League match against "Turan Tovuz."
He also answered questions from journalists.
- What is your opinion about the game?
- It is always difficult to play against this opponent. We played a bit timidly in the first 15 minutes. I am satisfied with our game in the second half. We kept the game under control enough.
- What was the reason for your timid football in the first half?
- To be honest, I don't know. It is possible that the atmosphere in the stadium affected my players. We conceded goals from our own mistakes.
- I congratulate you on the religious holiday. I wonder, was today's game among your prayers in the church yesterday?
- Before every game, we pray to win. We no longer have a chance for European cups. Therefore, we always hope to show a good game. There are issues with the referees. Their mistakes always have an impact. You yourself see whether there was a penalty in some episode in some game, or not. For example, the meeting with "Araz-Nakhchivan," the match with "Neftchi." Today, too, the extra time could have been increased a lot, but it was not. Such small mistakes also affect the result.
- Are you thinking about the danger of "Sumgayit" being relegated from the Premier League? Because "Imishli" won today, reducing the point difference with you.
- I don't think so. Of course, anything can happen. There are six games left. But I don't believe that this will happen.