Offsideplus.az contacted the player of the national team and Keshla Vusal Iskenderli. The 25-year-old midfielder shared his thoughts on the national team's strengths and weaknesses against Luxembourg since its first game under Gianni De Biasi, as well as protection against the coronavirus.
- Three matches of the national team are left behind: group matches with Montenegro and Luxembourg and friendly match with Slovenia. We would like to hear your thoughts on these games.
- All three of our games were difficult, we came on the field to win. All three games ended in a draw. We couldn't score, but we didn't concede a goal. Of course, we would like to win. But all three games turned out well. In fact, we could have won.
- You also made your national debut with head coachGianni De Biasi ...
- I was not invited to the previous two meetings, but I wanted to be invited. Hopefully, it turned out that way, and this is a fortune.
- In the past, you complained that Gianni De Biasiwas not invited to the national team. I wonder, what do you think about the Italian specialist now?
- I learned the protest and dissatisfaction of the head coach about me. The day I went to the training camp, I was very well received by the coach. We talked on the first day. What I need, what I should do - he explained everything. He advised me to be more careful in the matters he conveyed to me. Of course, I will do what the head coach said. Hopefully, I want to be called to the national team regularly.
He is a very good, positive person. He is a coach who wants to work. He is smiling and loves jokes, but he is very serious when it comes to working. He wants to "sit" what he wants, his tactics. Motivating, able to talk to the player. I had fond memories of this gathering.
- Let's return to the match with Luxembourg. The national team's game looked very poor from the outside. What was the problem?
- In terms of name, Luxembourg is a small country, a "dwarf" state. But if we look at their players, we see that many are nationalized. Most of them played abroad. We could have won all three games, we had a chance. We kept the door intact, which was our advantage. Our inability to score was our weakest point. We need to work on our weaknesses, everyone should know their responsibilities and score goals. I believe we will score more goals and win in the upcoming games.
- Currently, 3 players of the national team are infected with coronavirus. What is the general atmosphere in the team about the virus?
- In any case, I also wore a mask to keep everyone's heart at ease. Tomorrow we have to pass a health test as a team. We have to walk with a mask until tomorrow so that everything will be fine.