“We will try to show the match in the second half on the field in the return match. I knew that a tough opponent was waiting for us. We saw the strong “Karabakh”. That’s why it was a difficult game. I don’t know how next week will be. We had a strong team in front of us.”
Publika.az reports that the head coach of “Bayer” Xabi Alonso said these words at the press conference after the match against “Qarabag” of the 1/8 final stage of the Europa League.
He answered the journalists’ questions.
– Your friendship with Gurban Gurbanov was reflected in the account as well.
– It had no effect. Because the impact on the game is shown by the players. We are trying to prepare them for the game.
– If you lost today, your undefeated streak would be broken. Would you be very upset?
– I don’t focus too much on it. The main thing for me is a good team game. Even if it is the first defeat, I want this atmosphere to remain in the team. We corrected the bad result after the break.
– Do you think that “Karabakh” was not lucky, but you were lucky?
– Yes, I agree. We were lucky that we scored 2:2. “Karabakh” was not lucky. They could not take advantage of the chances. The odds are 50/50 for the match in Leverkusen after a week.
– What did you hear and know about Azerbaijani football before “Qarabag”?
– Gurban Gurbanov has a lot of experience. I also remember the games of “Qarabag” against “Atletik” in the CL. Gurban Gurbanov has been leading the team to the European Cups for several years. He is doing great things.
– From the first minutes, you didn’t play most of the players of the main team. What is this about? Those who appeared after the break saved “Bayer” from defeat…
– I believe in each of my players. I thought that today’s team could defeat “Karabakh”. The bench is also important for every coach. I am glad that they came out and scored the goals of the team.
– This was Bayer’s weakest first half. What did you say to the players during the break?
– This was not a Bundesliga game, it was a playoff game. The first half was not the weakest first half. But everything did not go as we wanted. The important thing is that the substitutes changed the course of the match and we scored two goals.
– You played three games with “Qarabag”. Do you think any player of “Qarabag” has the potential to play in top leagues?
– There are very good, quality players. Some may play in the Bundesliga. “Qarabag” itself can play in the Bundesliga. But I don’t want to name the players.
– You didn’t have many scoring chances, Abdullah Zubir helped you with the first goal. Why can’t you create many scoring chances in recent matches?
– We will analyze it. We couldn’t get the ball to the third zone. We will try to correct the errors.
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