2024-10-01 15:59:17
FFA President Ruben Hayrapetyan also touched upon the topic of friendly matches at the press conference held today. He noted that there is no need to allocate 2 million to some team to play with him, and that money can be spent on more useful things.
In addition, Hayrapetyan mentioned that if the Armenian national team plays a match against Argentina or Brazil, he is wary of Armenian fans who will come to the stadium to shout Neymar or Messi, as happened during the match with the Italian national team.
“What is the need to spend money on friendly meetings? If any team wants to play with us, we are ready. And if we have to allocate money to play with them, then with those 2 million dollars we will build 10 stadiums with excellent turf. In addition, if we meet the Argentines or Brazilians, the Armenian fans will come to shout for Neymar or Messi,” said Hayrapetyan.
To the question of what radical changes will be made in the team, the FFA president answered. “There is no need for radical changes. Just injured and disqualified football players should return to the lineup, and we will have the desired result again. Of course, there are some problems, but I promise that they will also be solved.”
Ruben Hayrapetyan also referred to sports journalists, the limitation of journalist-footballer contacts and the problems related to accreditation.
“Why don’t football players communicate with journalists more often? You know, these football players are at the disposal of the coach for only 3-4 days. In terms of time, it is impossible. In addition, I organize a press conference, 30 journalists come, there are charity actions, nobody comes, and when there is a football match, 300-400 journalists apply for accreditation. How to understand? If you want to cover, sit down, watch the match on TV at home and write.
And then, if the best athlete is determined by the results of the year, journalists don’t vote for football players, what kind of interview do they expect, how can they look them in the eye if they don’t consider them a good athlete,” said Hayrapetyan.
To the question that until 2014 How many points can be expected from our team at the end of the qualifying round of the championship, Hayrapetyan answered.
“I will go, I will think, I will answer. I’ll try to find devices that make predictions and I’ll tell you.”
At the end, Hayrapetyan added that at the moment the national team’s reputation is damaged, and everything should be done to restore it in the near future.