Sport24.az
"Sabah" defeated "Imishli" 3:0 away in the 13th 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:
- I thank my team. This victory was their right. We knew in advance that it would be a difficult game. The difficulty was due to the condition of the field. Premier League teams deserve better stadiums. Don't take this as an excuse. It is really difficult for a technically good team to control the ball here. It was difficult to adapt to the field in the first half. We had a good opportunity at the beginning of the match. We were making technical mistakes. We conceded a goal. But that goal was canceled due to offside. The second half went well for us. I don't want to talk about tactical details. Because we will face the same team in the cup in 3 days. We could have scored the third goal earlier and decided the fate of the game. We had many goal chances for this. We must also give credit to "Imishli". They have their own game plan. They are dangerous in standard situations. We tried not to make mistakes in the second half. We succeeded in this. Although the score was 3:0, the game was not easy for us.
- Although "Sabah" performs well in terms of the game, there are unnecessary loss of points. What is the reason for this instability?
- I don't agree with you. I am always asked why you are not performing stably. I wouldn't consider today's game perfect. It is not possible to win in all games. We have lost only once in the last 12 matches. We have fought against sufficiently qualified opponents. If we are in 3rd place, it is the result of our efforts. We have to improve a lot. I can't promise anything. We will do our best for the club. If we sweat in training, it will be reflected in the tournament table.
- Footballers playing in the national team get few chances in "Sabah". What is the reason for this?
- Every coach has his own point of view. Rahman, Abdullah, Khayal are footballers with very good personalities. They should try to give more to "Sabah" and the national team.
- "Imishli" is your opponent in the cup. Could it be that they sacrificed today's game for the cup match?
- What "Imishli" thinks is not important to us. We focus more on our game. The game in 4 days will be more difficult. Because if the score is 0:0, it will be good for the opponent. They will want the game to go into extra time. We will have 3 training sessions after returning to Baku. We will try to prepare the team for the game in the best possible way.
- Is the cup or the championship a priority for you?
- Our priority is simply to win the upcoming game.
