The head coach of Karabakh, Gurban Gurbanov, commented on the devastating victory of his team over the Greek Olympiacos in the match of the 3rd round of the Europa League.
“I congratulate our players. We got very important 3 points, – says the head coach of the champions of Azerbaijan.” We played at a beautiful stadium in the presence of magnificent fans. We are pleased to play in such an atmosphere. I wish you success “Olympiacos”. This victory means nothing. because there are three more group games ahead. There are another 9 points on the stake. In Baku we must prevent the mistakes that were made here. We will try to prepare for a response even better.
I can’t say anything negative about the Olympiacos. We could expect that they would play five defenders. Then, seeing the starting trains, they decided that they would play four defenders. But in the end it turned out that they still had five players in the defense line. We did not expect this.
I can only say good about Olympiacos. She worthy of greater and her ability is higher. “
Further, the Greek journalist asked the question that after the third goal, the players of Karabakh allegedly demonstrated to the fans of Olympiacos provoking gestures.
“We live in a country in which there is no place for riots, – Gurban Gurbanov replies. – Sometimes football players do not control their emotions. They sometimes celebrate this in our championship. In general, we are trying to behave in European competitions in European competitions in Europe more correctly. We came here to observe sports principles. Believe me that we did not have the thoughts of provoking an opponent. We always respect the opponent and his fans. I always say about it, and my words are also heard by my football players. “
Speaking about the transfer topic and the opportunity to acquire the attacker, the mentor of the Agdam club said:
“We are looking for players all year round. We think about the future. If in winter there are a suitable striker, we will attract him to the team. As for the departure of Ibrahim Vaji, I am glad for him”.