The squad of the Azerbaijan national team for the matches in October has been announced.
Portuguese head coach Fernando Santos made a choice among the players for the second time while he was at the helm of our national team, Idman.biz reports.
Unchanged number in 35 days
Santos announced the team for the first time on August 30. At that time, he sent invitations to the players for home games with Sweden and away games with Slovakia. 35 days later, the Portuguese has decided the squad for the trip to Estonia and the home matches with Slovakia. Although there is a difference of almost a month between these meetings within the framework of the League of Nations, the number of players on the list has not changed. The head coach again invited 24 players to his command.
20 untouchable
The comparison between the two squads announced by Santos is interesting. At first glance, there is no significant difference. This is not accidental. The Portuguese called 20 players to the national team again. In fact, this is to be expected. A specialist who does not have a wide selection of players chooses between approximately the same players.
Four changes
The head coach made 4 changes compared to 35 days ago. Santos sees the need for more reforms in the back line. For this reason, he called a goalkeeper and two defenders to the team. In the attack, we have a player who received the first invitation from Santos. It is interesting that one of the goalkeepers, strikers and defenders replaced the player with the same role, while the other player of the back line was called in place of the midfielder.
From goal to attack
Aydın Bayramov replaced Yusif Imanov, who was on the reserve in the matches held in September. With the invitation of defenders Anton Krivotsyuk and Zamik Aliyev, who lived the life of a legionnaire, two players were left out. These are defender Amin Seydiyev and midfielder Emil Mustafayev. The innovation in the offensive line is related to Mahir Emreli's return to the national team. He replaced Nariman Akhundzade in "24th".
Azerbaijan national team will meet Estonia in Tallinn on October 11, and Slovakia in Baku three days later.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
