A press conference with the participation of our head coach Samir Abasov and footballer Harramiz Suarez before the match between Maccabi and Neftchi, which will be held on August 26 at 21:00 Baku time at the Sammy Ofer Stadium within the framework of the playoffs of the UEFA Conference League has been published. First, the head coach shared his thoughts about the game:

"It's not good to come to such a game with so many losses. You know, 3 members of the main staff will not attend. The opponent is composed of high-quality players. We will face a team that has to play at a higher level than the Conference League. Maccabi played in the Israel Cup 3-4 days ago. After watching that match, we saw once again that the quality of the team's game has not decreased. This can be a problem for us. But we have come here to show maximum resistance. This is our last chance. If we managed to score 3 goals for this team in Baku, we can do it here as well.

Then Harramp said: “As in the first match, we will have a difficult game again. As our head coach emphasized, if we scored 3 goals at home, we can do it here as well. We did not come here to lose. We will try to fulfill the instructions given by the coach and return to Baku with a victory.

Then the player answered the questions of the media: “In my previous teams, I played in different game schemes, mainly on the attacking wings and in the forward position. Here we play with a different scheme, but I try to fulfill the tasks of the coach and be useful to the team. Wherever I play, I will try to feel comfortable. "

Samir Abasov's answer to journalists' questions was as follows: “We have not signed a contract with Nikita Rukavitsa, but we are negotiating with him and several other strikers. We have not seen Nikita's face, but we are talking to him and his agent. Which one will be taken will most likely be clarified in a week. We could not play as we wanted in the first half of the first match, but after the break we were able to build our game, counter-attacked and scored 3 goals. Unfortunately, Yusuf Laval will not be there tomorrow. A really difficult game awaits us. We have seriously resisted this opponent and want to return home with a positive result. We must be very careful, we will try, we will not concede a goal. If we can prevent the attacks we know, we can return with a good result. Yes, we have determined the starting lineup, but I will not say. Everyone is ready. Mistakes in conceded goals are not only the fault of the defenders, they are the mistakes of the whole team. Perhaps the mistakes were caused by a series of difficult games. We played some young people in the match with "Zira" and gave others a chance to rest. I think we were able to overcome physical fatigue at that time. We will see after the game whether the young players will be able to overcome this psychological burden. Players grow up with such games. The main thing is to show our trust and confidence in them. Hopefully, this will help them. "