We reported about Gianni De Byazi's visit to the test match between Albania and Azerbaijan.

At the briefing attended by Offsideplus.az's employee sent to Austria, AFFA Executive Vice President Sarkhan Hajiyev talked about the meeting between him and the former head coach of our national team.

- How do you evaluate the national training camp?

- As it is known, the head coach of the national team has not been appointed yet. Nevertheless, we as AFFA continue the training process of the national team. There were two play dates in early June. We held talks with the national teams of Albania and Kazakhstan and agreed to hold two friendlies. We worked to create the necessary conditions for the national team to prepare for the next official games. Our team made a good impression in the match against Albania. The score on the scoreboard did not correspond to the game on the field. Of course, it is the memorable result. But the young players showed themselves in a good way. The preparation process continues at a good level. The next friendly match will be tomorrow against the national team of Kazakhstan. Our players will do their best to win a good result. But this is a friendly game. Each of us complains that the main thing here is not the result, but the preparation.

- What demands will be placed before the new head coach?

- A meeting of the AFFA Executive Committee was held a few days ago. The issue of the head coach was discussed there. An announcement about the head coach will be made soon. When the explanation is given, the matter you said will be clarified. There are realities. But the goal is always to play for first place. But there are more global issues. The main issues are preparing the team for the next years and controlling the lower age groups.

- Did Vladimir Weiss come to Baku? If he came, why was no agreement reached with him?

- We would not like to make a detailed statement about the names. Because there are confidentiality issues. But I can confirm that Vladimir Weiss was not in Azerbaijan.

- Will a long-term contract be signed with the new head coach?

- This is also a matter of confidentiality. Everything will be mentioned in detail in the coming days.

- Are there local experts among the people you talk to or discuss with?

- We have to keep any issues related to the head coach secret at the moment.

- Will the activity of "Iravan" club be stopped?

- According to the regulations, this team was sent to the II League. The issue of "Iravan" continuing its activity in the tournaments held under the AFFA banner will be considered at the meeting of the Executive Committee. Of course, there were not a few unpleasant situations during the season. These cases will be considered.

- After the meeting of the Executive Committee, Gurban Gurbanov stated that AFFA will take steps to improve the infrastructure of I League clubs. Is it clear which clubs will be helped?

- This issue has been discussed. However, it was not discussed exactly which stadium, infrastructure to improve and rebuild in detail. Analysis must be done before making a decision. The results of the analysis will be discussed at the meeting of the Executive Committee. These are issues related to finances, the budget of AFFA.

- Did you have a meeting with Gianni De Byazi?

- Yes, it was in our game with Albania. We watched the match from the same place. Gianni De Biazi was invited by the Albanian Football Federation. We had talks before and after the game. He expressed his opinion about the game. He also said that the result of the match was not due to the game. He added that it had been like this a lot lately. The team's opinion about the game was positive.

- Will the 3 million mats allocated annually by the state to the Premier League clubs be increased?

- What is written about the amount being 4 million manats does not reflect the truth. According to the current information, 3 million manats remain as they are, no increase is planned.

- There are news about the renovation of "Khazar Lankaran" stadium for the national team's game. How realistic is this?

- We also learned this information from the press. But it does not reflect the truth. Currently, such an issue is not envisaged.

- Where will the home games of the national team be held during "COP29"?

- In that period, the game against Estonia falls. We have also discussed this issue with the support of the Estonian Football Federation. Discussions are also going on inside. There is no concrete decision at the moment. Negotiations are also underway with UEFA. COP29 is a large-scale event. It does not seem realistic to hold the game in Baku.

- Will we play away?

- There was a question of changing the place of the games. However, the Estonian side said that it was not suitable for them due to weather conditions.

- What is the alternative?

- Negotiations are currently underway in various directions. It is possible that the match will be held in another city of Azerbaijan. It is also discussed to be held in Baku or one of the nearby areas with special permission. Negotiations are still ongoing.