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Atvars Vilde, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national under-18 beach volleyball team, evaluated the team's performance at the Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association (EEVZA) championship held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Idman.biz reports that the Lithuanian specialist spoke about this to "Report".
He stated that the team has more difficult games ahead: "This is my first international competition as the head coach of the Azerbaijani national team. EEVZA is one of the major tournaments in Europe. The fact that our team is more successful than in previous tournaments is not only the result of my work. There is a lot of effort from a very friendly and professional team here. Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all the coaches and technical staff of the national team, including those before me. Our first game in the tournament was against the Latvian national team. We won after a very difficult and intense struggle. In the second match, we faced the Estonian national team. In this match, our athletes showed true character and fought to the end, winning. We have more difficult games ahead of us. Nevertheless, we will try to make our mark in Europe. I think we have already developed this fighting character. This is very important".
The head coach emphasized the need for more experience: "We will work with all our strength to raise the name of Azerbaijan higher in Europe and the world. We need to participate in more tournaments and gain experience. The most important condition for this is to play games with teams from other countries and gain more practice. There is great potential to raise the level of beach volleyball in Azerbaijan. The fact that we can compete head-to-head against any team with the athletes we have now is an indicator of the potential. We must not stop and we must work and develop more. I think we have chosen the right direction for success".
He also shared his thoughts about Azerbaijan: "Your country is perfect. I'm not saying this for the sake of it. I really love Azerbaijan. Your hospitality, helpfulness, and food are just amazing. I feel at home here from the first day I arrived. My family is also very happy with Azerbaijan".
It should be noted that U-18 advanced to the play-off stage in EEVZA. The team, which defeated the Latvian and Estonian national teams 2:0 in the group, will face the Lithuanian national team in this stage.
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