Head coach of the Belgian football club Gent, Hayn Vanhazebruk, at a press conference in Baku, expressed his opinion on the tomorrow’s match of the 1/16 finals of the conferences league with the champion of Azerbaijan, Karabakh, not sparing flattering words addressed to the Agdam team. Recall that the game will begin at 21:45 at the Republican Stadium named after Tofy Bahramov.
“Karabakh” is a very good team, says the Belgian specialist. – She fantastically played in the qualifications of the Champions League. I think that Belgian clubs should learn this from Karabakh. They passed the Champions of Poland, Switzerland and Hungary, losing only to the champion of the Czech Republic. And in the Europa League they perfectly played in a group with three large clubs – “Freiburg”, “Nantom” and “Olympiacos”. In the game with Freiburg in the last round, Karabakh dominated 90 minutes, even playing in the minority.
In a word, a wonderful team where the work of the head coach is visible. Thanks to him, Karabakh rose to such a level.
Earlier, Karabakh beat Anderlecht and Bruges in Baku? It was a long time ago. But it will still be very difficult for us. “Karabakh” at home for the last time lost to Marseille a year ago. Fans will help the Azerbaijani team. A very difficult match awaits us.
Will a drawing will arrange us? I would like to win, but the draw is important to us. In this case, it will be easier for us to solve the issue of the house. And even a defeat with a minimum score will leave us good chances. At the same time, do not forget that Karabakh plays great on the road. We beat the Ferencvarosh guest, defeated Olympiacos.
Will a long flight and time difference affect us? No. “Karabakh” will also fly to Belgium for five hours. No need to make excuses. As for the time difference, we will live here according to our usual graphics.
“Karabakh” is called the “Caucasian” Barcelona “? I have not heard this. But every year they play in Europe and each time meet with large clubs, showing good football.
Are we afraid of Karabakh? No, we are never afraid of anyone. We played with Tottenham when he was in the leaders of the Premier League. If they were afraid, they would not come here. We respect “Karabakh”, but not afraid. “