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"These victories increase the self-confidence of the players"

A National Team published on: 19.11.2022 print
Below are the opinions expressed by the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team Gianni De Biasi and the captain of the team Emin Mahmudov at the press conference organized on the eve of the international friendly match between North Macedonia and Azerbaijan, which will be held in Skopje tomorrow:
"These victories increase the self-confidence of the players"
"North Macedonian national team is a good team. They have players of good quality. Most players play in Europe. I showed their matches against Italy to our players. I think we can continue the winning series. If we have a bit of luck, if we show a bit of character, we can do it. During the conversation with the players, I tell them what we have to do. In our last game against the Moldovan national team, we scored 18 shots on the opponent's door. We should have finished the game sooner. Mahir Emreli should have made the most of the scoring opportunity and made the score 3:0. We pulled back in the last minutes and conceded a goal at our door. First of all, we need to develop from this point of view.
These matches are very important in preparation for the qualifiers. Our group is very difficult. We will have games against strong teams in March. You never know anything in life. Of course, our consecutive victories increase the self-confidence of the players. During the conversation with the players, I said that they have high qualities. They should be sure of it and show all their skills on the field. It won't be easy. We have nothing to lose. We will fight until the end."
 
Emin Mahmudov: "Consecutive victories give players additional confidence. It feels very good to win. To continue the successful series, every player will show all his skills.
The North Macedonian team has good players. We watched their games. They have dangerous players like Elif Elmas and Enis Bardi. They also play good football as a team.
I must admit that I did not expect to score so many goals in the national team in one or two years. The main reason for this was that I played less before. In the games I played, I had few opportunities to score. I am doing well now. I am very happy that it turned out like this and I scored consecutive goals. It doesn't matter if I score or not, my main goal is to give more benefits to the national team. Of course, it would be better if I scored."
 
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