"Sabah spent more than 1 month in a training camp in Slovenia. I think they trained effectively."
Tabriz Hasanov, a former football player of the Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz.
He assessed the chances of Sabah against "Maccabi" (Haifa) in the second qualifying round of the Conference League: "I think the mood and motivation in the team is good. Our advantage is that the first game will be played on a neutral field, and the second one will be in Baku. This is good for our team. When I played in Qarabag, we beat Maccabi on away goals. We won 2:1 on the road and lost 0:1 at home. At that time, the away goal was considered more important. Now it is not there and every 2 matches will be difficult. It's better if we draw on the road so that we can play comfortably at home. Sabah have the power to advance. We will be the ones who rejoice today."
Hasanov, who works as Sabah's coordinator, also explained the difficulties and advantages of the capital club: "The main difficulties in the team are related to those who leave. But their place was also very well filledJoy-Lance Mickels returned to the team. There are great expectations from him. In general, the new arrivals will add great strength to Sabah".
The match between Maccabi and Sabah will be held in Kisvarda, Hungary. The meeting will start at 21:15 Baku time.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
