Sumgait captain Vugar Mustafayev's interview to Sportal.az website
- Sumgait managed to win over Sabah in the last week. How would you interpret that match? You probably believed that you would win until the last minute?
- We knew the opponent well. Sabah was a quality team. That's why we prepared for the match. We wanted to please our fans at home. Thankfully, we fought until the last minute and scored a goal in extra minutes and won. Yes, we believed in victory as a team.
- Currently, the team is ranked sixth. Are you satisfied with this point or are you aiming for higher levels?
- There are still many matches ahead. In the present situation, I cannot say what will satisfy us or not. We will try to climb to the top step by step. We will fight for this.
- Did the departure of Samir Abasov and the arrival of Vagif Javadov change much in the team? What did Javadov change?
- Every coach has his own philosophy. I can't say what has changed and what hasn't. We try to fulfill the tasks given to us by the coaches.
- Are Vagif Javadov's match philosophy and requirements more different than Abasov's?
- As I said above, every coach has his own philosophy. We try to do what we are told on the field. Again, the coach tells us how well we did them.
- Your opponent in the next round is Araz-Nakhchivan club. This season your opponent looks very ambitious. How do you think it will be possible to defeat them?
- Araz-Nakhchivan has a very good effect this season. If I'm not mistaken, they haven't been defeated for 10 rounds. It is a serious opponent, so we will prepare. There is a national break after this match. We want to go to that break with a good result. I hope that as a team we will fight for a good result in this match. I have a lot of faith in our team.
- You have been playing in Sumgait since 2019. I wonder if you never had the opportunity to leave the team? Or do you intend to finish your career in this club?
- I haven't made a final decision about my career yet. How many years have I been in the team? I had very good days here. Whether or not I stay in Sumgait mainly depends on the management and coaching staff. He had the opportunity to leave the team in the middle of last season. The Kazakhstan club sent an offer for me. He himself, to Sumgait. But I wanted to stay here, I was advised to stay in Sumgait.
- You wear the captain's armband in Sumgait, you play regularly, but you are never invited to the national team...
- Playing in the national team and being invited to the national team is an honor for every player. As for me, I don't think I will be invited from the national team. Because I don't feel ready for it. I don't think I deserve to play in the national team!
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