I don’t care about records, I care about playing well.
This is what the coach of the Bulgarian national team, Ilian Iliev, said before tomorrow’s match against Northern Ireland. The match is from 21.45 our time in Belfast at the stadium “Windsor Park“.
Ilian Iliev is undefeated since taking over the team last year. And scored 9 against without a loss.
The meeting with Northern Ireland is extremely important for both teams. Bulgaria shares first place in Group 3 of Division C with Belarus. Both teams have 5 points each. Northern Ireland has 4.
“We miss Ilia Gruev a lot. We had made a foundation in the middle of the field, but his injury happened. This way, others are given a chance. We have to respond to the aggression of Northern Ireland. It will be difficult for us to defend ourselves for the whole game.” said the home breeder.
“Our group is very tight. We can’t count the points yet. All the teams are equal, they are all close. A loss could send us to the bottom of the group. As much as we want to, given the style of Northern Ireland, we have to respond. And show our strength – to keep the ball. Northern Ireland is getting younger. They have speed in their game,” Ilian Iliev said.
I will not comment on the refusal of Christian Dimitrov, the coach also said when asked if he was surprised by the refusal of “Levski” and Christian Dimitrov not to answer the call because he is injured.