"We are going to a very important game."
As Idman.biz reports, this was said by the Qarabag head coach Gurban Gurbanov.
The experienced specialist held a pre-match press conference before the Qarabag" - Ludogorets (Bulgaria) match of the Champions League III qualifying round. He said that an important game awaits his players: "We will play against a team with good experience. Compared to the previous match, I could not train the players as I wanted. This was caused by the championship match. In general, the preparations are good. I believe that we will be able to play a better game. We will try to let our fans watch a good game".
- Ludogorets lost in away matches. Does that mean anything to you?
- When I watched Ludogorets's matches, players' experience impressed me. They controlled the game well. Sometimes you see that in some moments the team loses its game and cannot do what it thinks on the field. But Ludogorets can do what is needed at any time.
- How do you think tomorrow's game of Elvin Cafarquliyev will be after the last red card. Is he ready for the next chance?
- There is no need to discuss this much. Every player should try to control himself well in the game. Because it is a collective game. I didn't want too many questions to be asked about Elvin. Sometimes such episodes are useful for us, they influence other football players to pay attention to such points. Despite his age, Elvin has a lot of experience. I don't believe that there will be any problem if we release it from the beginning or later. Sometimes the judges are in a hurry to give a red card. Referees react differently to the same episode in each game. When we ask them about it, they say that we are protecting other players.
- Do you think the Champions League draw was successful for Qarabag?
- Every team in the Champions League is the champion of its country. We cannot take them lightly. They also do not take us lightly. We have never played against such an experienced team. Playing in a band for nine years in a row is not an easy task. We have to be very serious.
- Bookmakers consider Qarabag as the favorite for tomorrow's game. What do you think about it?
- They should show one of the two teams as a favorite. We should not react differently to it, and accept it normally. It happened that they saw our opponent as a favorite. We are not preparing for the game based on this.
- What is the condition of Musa Gurbanli?
- After Meniscus surgery, he needs at least a month. This is not a very serious operation. Approximately, after a month, Musa can go to the games.
- Are you not worried about Juninho attracting the attention of other teams?
- We are not thinking about it at the moment. Our main goal right now is for Juninho to be useful to the team. Our goal right now is to make it even better. It should be more beneficial to the team. As a professional, he should understand this well. He must know that the opponents are watching his game every time he scores a goal. Juninho's preparation must be at the forefront to get the upper hand. Time will tell what will happen by winter.
- Will there be a new transfer?
- A new player was supposed to come, but he didn't. I said so much that in the end they said "no". It happened this time too. He should have been in Baku a few days ago. Not happened.
The match between Qarabag and Ludogorets which will be held tomorrow at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium will start at 20:00.
Aytaj Sahed
Idman.biz
