"Fomget" (Turkey), which Neftchi's women's team will face in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, may experience adaptation problems due to changes in the squad.
Idman.biz reports that this was stated by Siyaset Asgarov, the head coach of the Baku club, in his statement to "Report".
The specialist emphasized that they will play a very important match: "Today we will play a very important game. Unfortunately, for two years, the draw has given us tough opponents. The first year we played with the Austrian champion. This year we will face the Turkish champion. "Fomget" has really made very good investments in women's football in recent years. Of course, there are changes in the squad. They have brought about 10 players in the last month, and each of them is individually qualified. At the same time, they are members of their national teams. Perhaps, due to the many changes in the opponent's squad, they may experience difficulties in terms of adaptation."
The head coach said that they have analyzed the opponent: "We have prepared for the game as much as possible. We will try to do good things today. We have analyzed the opponent. The coaching staff has changed. They did not play a game during the preparation period. There are a number of players I know from the times when I worked at "Fomget" who are currently members of the main squad. We have also tried to learn about the new arrivals. We have prepared accordingly."
S. Asgarov stated that there were no serious losses in his team:
"True, we have brought some players. We have invited some players from Turkey and tried to fill the gaps. We also had players who were injured during the training camp in Baku. Of course, the goal is to advance to the next stage. The winner of this match will play with the Israeli club. We will do our best. I think that if we make fewer mistakes today, and also force the opponent to make mistakes, we will achieve our goal."
It should be noted that the "Fomget" - "Neftchi" match will start today at 20:00 Baku time at the "House of Football Natural Pitch" stadium in Tirana, the capital of Albania.
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