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In the 15th round of the Misli Premier League, "Sabah" defeated "Turan Tovuz" 3:1 away.
Idman.Biz reports that Sabah's goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov gave an interview to matc.az about the last games they played and the upcoming games. We present that interview.
- How was the meeting for you?
- The main thing is that we won. It was a tough game. We understood very well that it would be like this. Because "Turan Tovuz" is a good team, dangerous in standard situations. Moreover, they have game discipline. Moreover, it was a very difficult field. I have been in Azerbaijan for a long time, it was the worst field for me. Even the grass cover in Sumgayit was better than this.
- You played when the Tovuz stadium had an artificial turf field. Can it be said that the previous artificial turf field was better than the natural turf field?
- Yes, in my opinion, the best thing is an artificial turf field rather than a natural turf field like this. I think the fields in Guba and Sumgayit are better.
- Did you have special training during the week against "Turan Tovuz"'s standard situations?
- Yes, we knew it. We were well prepared. In general, we also prepare for standard situations. We also prepared for this meeting. "Turan Tovuz" is also watching us, analyzing us. I'm glad we won.
- You took the team to the field as captain. What feelings did you experience?
- What can I say? (laughs). Frankly, whether there is a captain's armband or not, it doesn't matter, if I go out on the field, I try to do my best.
- The team is now the leader. There will also be a postponed game with "Qarabag". In general, do you have a desire, a desire for the championship? Is it real?
- "Qarabag"... What can I say? Everyone knows "Qarabag", everyone knows what kind of team they are. Frankly, I wouldn't want to talk about it now. Because we will have time to rest. And there we will prepare.
- Will the match against "Qarabag" be special for you, or will you prepare and approach it like a regular game?
- Let's be clear, in Azerbaijan, the game against "Qarabag" is a crucial game for a team. Because yes, I will call it a crucial meeting. We will prepare. If we talk about "Sabah"'s chances in the championship fight with "Qarabag", I don't want to say anything big now. We want to move forward from game to game. Once a game is over, we think about the next one. In any case, we go to every meeting to win. It is too early to talk about the championship. We will look at the tournament table at the end of the season.
- In fact, it is also interesting for local fans and the media to have a rival who will fight for the championship against "Qarabag". It seems that it is no longer interesting for "Qarabag" to become a champion without a rival...
- What can I say? We have our own thoughts. As I said, we move forward from game to game, we want to win.
- What goal did the management set for you?
- I told you, the management also says the same thing, to move forward from game to game, to win every game, and at the end of the season we will see how it goes. We'll see who will be on what step. In any case, we try, we always strive for victory.
- What is the principle of working with Valdas Dambrauskas? This is the first time you are working with him.
- He always wants to win. Moreover, discipline is in the first place for him.
- Do you feel any competition in your position?
- We have good goalkeepers, we have good competition. Nijat Mehbaliyev, Rustam Samigulin are also good goalkeepers, we also have another young goalkeeper, he is new. We also have Rauf Eyyubov. We also have good competition and a good atmosphere in the goalkeeper team. We all do our best to do the best for the team.
