“Personally, I have not seen or heard public support from Mkhitaryan anywhere. Aras announces that. For example, I saw that Levon Aronian supports Aras Ozbiliz. I have not heard such a public statement from Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Until I hear, I can’t say anything,” said FFA President Armen Melikbekyan yesterday. In recent days, there has been a lot of talk in the Armenian football family about the possible support of Aras Ozbilis in today’s FFA presidential elections for Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Hours before the election, Armen Melikbekyan was essentially approaching this fact with skepticism, but… Late yesterday evening, Mkhitaryan made a statement. “I am happy to see that such a high-level athlete and personality as Aras Ozbiliz is a candidate for the president of the FFA. I am sure that his knowledge on and off the field will benefit the growth of football in my country. I am by your side, my friend, and I wish you success.” This statement of the legendary football player significantly changed the situation not only around the elections of the FFA president, but also in Armenian football. With this statement, Mkhitaryan not only answered Melikbekyan, but also answered an important question.
Mkhitaryan is against the current leadership of FFA and wants a change. Ahead of the 2024 European Championship qualifying round matches with Turkey and Croatia, there was a lot of talk about the possibility of Mkhitaryan returning to the Armenian national team. “I think Mkhitaryan left early. He could still help, especially now that good young guys have arrived and a good team has been assembled. Knowing Henrich and his character, I can say with certainty that he will not return. It was a surprise for me when Mkhitaryan ended his career in the Armenian national team, but we must respect his decision. Heinrich felt that it was time to finish. It is a pity that there are no more players of such level and qualification in Armenia. Of course, Armenia will be able to play without Mkhitaryan, there are 11 players on the field. I don’t see a problem with Mkhitaryan leaving the team. Even without him, the current team can fight for a lot and play very good football,” former midfielder of the Armenian national team Markos Pizeli said in an interview with Metaratings.ru. The latter announced in a speech that he supports Aras Ozbilis. In an interview with Proffootball.am before the match against Turkey, Mkhitaryan commented on the rumors about returning to the national team. “Will I play the 96th game in the national team? I think, unfortunately, no. I do not regret my decision. I have always taken my decisions with a cool head and calm heart, even though it was very difficult to make that decision. I think it’s better to end your career one step early than two steps late. This was the case when I felt it was time. I will talk about the problems and details in detail after I finish my career as a football player, although maybe everyone is interested now. It would be better to talk later.
I will explain and tell everything. The only thing I can say is to wish success to the national team of my country, to achieve success both in Turkey and in the rest of the games. The time has come for the new, young generation to take responsibility and be able to lead the national team behind them. We saw that the last games were very difficult, but with the arrival of the coach, I hope everything will be fixed, and our boys will perform with great honor and responsibility.” Mkhitaryan has no intention of ending his career and is going to sign a new contract with “Inter”.
In the created situation, however, the legendary football player supported Ozbilis and talked about the reason for leaving the team. Let’s not forget that Melikbekyan stated several times that the reason for Mkhitaryan’s departure from the national team was not the leadership of the FFA and his policy.
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