Vagif Sadigov: "The Azerbaijan derby did not take place"

"Our championship is very interesting". This was stated by Vagif Sadigov, chairman of the AFFA Coaches Committee, in an interview with Idman.biz. He evaluated the past XXXI round of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The specialist said that the fight for a ticket to the European Cup adds a special color to the championship: "We witnessed that the strong maintained their image in the last round. This can be attributed to both "Qarabag" and "Zira". I would especially like to mention "Zira", which has shown itself well from the first round. The team, which operates in a planned manner, already has its own style of play. Also, "Shamakhi", which develops from game to game and gives place to young players in its squad, surprises us with its successful results. "Kapaz" also stands out with its good performance in recent times. Despite the difficult situation, the team found a way out and moved away from the area of leaving the elite. Perhaps until this round it could have been assumed that "Sabail" would remain somewhere in the Premier League. But after this round, although the team has theoretical chances, the issue of staying in the Premier League seems very difficult for them. There is a very intense fight between the teams to get into the European Cup. I think this tension will not decrease until the end. Because although we can predict in advance that "Qarabag" and "Zira" will go to the European Cups, it is impossible to name the other two teams in advance. This further increases the tension of the fight". Sadigov also shared his views on the Azerbaijan derby - "Qarabag" - "Neftchi" match, which coincided with the XXXI round of the Misli Premier League: "Although we waited for this match with impatience, unfortunately, we did not witness the interesting fight we wanted. In my opinion, the derby did not work out at all. There are various reasons for this. The main reason is that one side was many times superior to the other. It is likely that "Neftchi" focused on the return match with "Sabah" in the Azerbaijan Cup, so they could not fully show their potential in this match. I think that the match "Sabah" - "Neftchi" will be extremely interesting and tense". It should be noted that within the framework of the round, "Araz-Nakhchivan" drew (1:1) with "Turan Tovuz", "Shamakhi" won against "Kapaz" (2:1), "Sabah" against "Sabail" (3:2), "Qarabag" against "Neftchi" (3:0) and "Zira" against "Sumgayit" (3:1). Aytaj Sahed Idman.biz