Interview of Turan Tovuz Board Chairman Ehtiram Guliyev to Futbolxeber.az
- With 1 round left, it became clear that Turan Tovuz will finish the championship in 4th place. How do you evaluate the season for your team?
- I evaluate the season as great. We continued our fight for the bronze medal until 1 round left. We were able to take the fourth place that we aimed for and dreamed of when the championship began. All of this was achieved thanks to the hard work of our fans and players. We achieved this with a small budget. We had too many injuries throughout the season. Maybe a better result was possible. But in a 36-round competition, everything is fair. The first place winner, the second place, the third place, the fourth, and the fifth. All of this is not accidental. This is an achievement that we achieved at the end of a big competition. That's why I congratulate all our fans.
- Was Turan Tovuz's goal to take fourth place or to qualify for the European Cups?
- In recent years, the teams that took the top 4 places in the championship have always gone to Europe. That's why, in our transfer meetings with the head coach, I have already mentioned this before, I asked if we could be 4th? And he remained silent. I understood that Berdiyev did not understand my question. That's why I repeated my question again after 5-10 minutes. He said that we will achieve this result. Set bigger goals for ourselves. But we were thinking realistically. We knew our capabilities, our strength. Whether we go to Europe or not is not in our hands.
- Considering this point, can we think that you will support Qarabag in the final?
- I have always answered your questions honestly, and I will be honest now, yes, I will support Qarabag in the final. It's sad, I wish we could decide our own fate. But if I said today that I won't be a fan of Qarabag in the final, it would be disingenuous. Fate.
- How satisfied are you with Kurban Berdiyev's activities?
- I'm very satisfied. We have a contract and he will continue his activities at the club.
- Have your goals for the next season already been determined?
- Our goal for the next season will be to improve our results this year. We will still fight for the European Cups.
- What are your expectations from the 12-team championship?
- Next season will be more difficult. Therefore, it is not easy to make predictions. We have no experience, we don't know what we will face. We hope that everything will be fine.
- AFFA will cut 500 thousand manats from the 3 million that should be allocated to each of the 10 clubs due to Karvan and Imishli. How will this affect Turan Tovuz?
- This will affect not only Turan Tovuz, but all teams, including us. I wouldn't want it to happen, but we have to form our budget accordingly.
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