"I congratulate all our people on the occasion of Novruz holiday. Our team started training on March 18."
Idman.biz reports that Arif Asadov, the coach of the Azerbaijan national team, said this at a press conference held at the after Tofig Bahramov Stadium before the game against Mongolia within the framework of the "FIFA Series - Edition 2024" project.
He said that they will go to each 2 matches of the tournament with a different scheme: "Although we started with 24 players, Aleksey Isayev was out of the lineup. We will try to make maximum use of newly invited players. We can go to both games in a different tactical scheme. It is expected that Orkhan Aliyev will be called to the team in the future training camp.
According to Asadov, Emil Mustafayev has been in their attention for a long time: "The quality is felt. It is known that Ukrainian football has its effects. If Rza Jafarov was invited to the team, then he will have a chance to play. While working at National, we also examined Emil Balayev at a young age. Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev also has a minor injury. After today's practice, we will decide who will stand at the door. We will play attacking football."
The manager said that they analyzed the Mongolians well: "Their football is better than European football. They are very willing, they play hard in attack. We worked on these points in training."
Asadov clarified his situation in the national team: I was an assistant coach when I was appointed to Neftchi. After 1 year of experience there, I became the head coach. I am experiencing the same situation here. As for Gara Garayev, the doors of the national team are always open for him. We have called 2 players in each position. This time we didn't want anyone to be left out. We didn't call him this time. But we can invite in the future. Friendly games await us again."
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan national team will face Mongolia on March 22 and Bulgaria on March 25 in the "FIFA series – Edition 2024" tournament. Both meetings will be held at 20:00 at the Tofig Bahramov RepublicanStadium.
Banuchichek Huseynli
Idman.biz
