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Qarabagh goalkeeper Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev spoke about the team's head coach, Gurban Gurbanov.
Idman.Biz reports that under Gurbanov's leadership, the club reached the Champions League play-off stage for the first time in its history.
Everyone who comes to Qarabagh has the same opinion. Everyone has different opinions on some points, but everyone has the same opinion about Gurbanov. He is a great person. That's why God rewards him for all his hard work and fairness.
He is a fan of the "Barcelona" system. He instills the same principles in us: ball control, which is why we appreciate him. And recently we have been working hard on our physical preparation to adapt to the European level. They play at this level every three days, while we only play in the Champions League every three weeks. To adapt, we have to train harder and be stronger than European teams.
He is really very ambitious, he never rests. I have never seen him satisfied with himself. For example, after the defeat to Liverpool, Gurbanov was very angry in the dressing room, he "unloaded his heart" on everyone. And only after that he said: "Good. We are in the playoffs, we have made history. Rejoice, guys!" But he still couldn't get over the 6-0 defeat at Anfield. We went there not only to defend ourselves, but to win," Mahammadaliyev said in an interview with Championat correspondent Vladimir Chetverik.
Qarabagh finished the Champions League main stage in 22nd place. During the tournament, the Azerbaijani club defeated Benfica (3:2), Copenhagen (2:0) and Eintracht (3:2). In the play-off round, the team may play against France's PSG or England's Newcastle United.
