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"Sabah" defeated "Araz-Nakhchivan" 4:2 away in the 26th round of the Misli Premier League. Sport24.az reports that Valdas Dambrauskas, the head coach of the Masazir team, answered journalists' questions at the press conference held after the match:
- First of all, I congratulate the "Sabah" family on the victory. We achieved a great victory today. We didn't start the game well enough. The match turned out strange for us today. We made mistakes when coming out of defense, and the opponent took advantage of it. I am very happy that we reacted well after conceding a goal. We deservedly won. We could have decided the fate of the game earlier. We had many scoring chances. I am happy with the victory. There will be a new game in three days. We should forget this match and focus on the next meeting
- Do you think you can continue this kind of performance until the end of the season, or are you afraid that there might be a decline?
- This does not bother me. I'm just thinking about the next game. That meeting bothers me. Because we have to recover well. When games are held in a short period of time, we cannot pass on additional tactics. But the work we have seen is an indicator of 8-9 months.
- It was clarified that "Sabah" qualified for the European Cups. Did you know this fact? Have you received congratulations for this, or will you receive the main congratulations at the end of the season?
- I really didn't know about it. This is a great success for us. Before I came here, the goal was to participate in Europe. We forget these things, we don't think about them.
- What is Ivan Lepnitsa's situation? In addition, his name is mentioned with foreign clubs. Have you talked to him about this?
- Let me start with the second part of the question, it is not my duty to talk to the player about this. What is important is that every player focuses on the upcoming matches. It is too early to talk about his future. As for his condition, he was on the bench today. He had a minor injury. Therefore, we did not want to risk it. We wanted him to recover and prepare for the upcoming matches. He is a very important player for us. Abdullah Khaybulayev also played very well. He did not make Lepinitsa's absence felt.
- If we take it as a percentage, how much change is there between the "Sabah" in the meetings with "Celje" and "Levski" and the current one? How much way have you come?
- Of course, I cannot calculate this percentage. I wasn't that good at math in school. We have played about 30 games since "Levski". Of course, there is development, we are playing better, new players have joined us. Development is such that even if we play one bad game, and then another bad game, you will ask where is the development? There are currently 2 months left until summer. I think there is development, but we need to develop even more. You asked a philosophical question, and I gave a philosophical answer.
- You had a conversation with Hamidu Keyta during the game. If it's not a secret, what were you talking about?
- It was nothing special. We discussed our canceled 4th goal.
