2024-03-25 20:13:14
A few months ago, the national team of Azerbaijan defeated Sweden 3:0 in Baku, and Bulgaria had little real chance to win in Baku.
This was stated by our coach Ilian Iliev after the 1:1 draw at the “Tofik Bahramov” stadium. The match was the second of the FIFA Series tournament. In the first we beat Tanzania 1-0 after 492 days without success.
“We had situations at 1:0, with which we could close the match and win it. So it happened that in the end we equalized. We have to take the positive things out of the match – we stood tall on a foreign field and pressed.
We still have reserves to hold the ball. We used the empty spaces well, but we have to have confidence when we play her.
We need to have more confidence in passing the ball. These are the things to correct and, of course, the defensive game. We got a little tired. After the goal, we had 3-4 situations where we should have closed the game, but we didn’t succeed. The fact that we created them is a good certificate.
It’s not that Azerbaijan is some kind of certificate, but we know the results we achieved in recent years against weaker teams,” said Iliev.