Roman Grigorchuk was appointed the new head coach of "Neftchi". A 2-year contract was signed with the specialist.
Will the arrival of the Ukrainian coach be useful to the club? Will the changes taking place at "Neftchi" be justified? We addressed our questions to the club's former sports director Guloglan Jabbarov. The official told Offsideplus.az:
"It does not seem convincing that "Neftchi" will achieve all its goals within one or two years. Because according to what I read in the media, the club management asked Roman Grigochuk to become the champion and win the cup." In order to win these titles in one year, Neftchi must first overcome an experienced team like "Garabagh", which has represented Azerbaijan in the European League for 10 years in a row. . Of course, "Garabagh" is not an insurmountable club. A team that has gained a lot of experience over the years cannot be easily ignored. For this, only increasing the budget to 30 million does not change much. Doing great work, creating a disciplined, friendly team and conducting selection work correctly are among the main conditions. As for the case of Roman Grigorchuk, it would have been better if they had entrusted it to Tarlan Ahmadova. With such a budget and conditions, Tarlan could also perform this work properly. As you know, Sadiq Sadigov did not prefer foreign coaches during the years we worked at "Neftchi". Because if you bring Mourinho to our Azerbaijani football, he will not be able to succeed here. Instead of dealing with the logo, it is necessary to bring back the fans to the stadiums with well-maintained football by returning "Neftchi" to its former glory. Fans are interested in "Neftchi" football. This is not the time to deal with logos."