The real scoreboard of Azerbaijan football
…or, the “balloon” that burst on July 21st
July 21 Azerbaijan It was one of the next black days written in the history of football. Three clubs representing the country in the UEFA Conference League – “Neftchi”, “Gabala” and “Zira” played their first games and all lost. “Neftchi” lost to Cyprus club “Aris” 0:2, “Gabala“Fehervar lost 1:4 in Hungary, Zira lost 0:3 to Maccabi Israel (Tel Aviv) in Baku. Three teams scoring one goal and conceding nine in three games is an embarrassing result, regardless of the tournament.
Before the evening of July 21 Azerbaijan another club – “Qarabag” played three games in the UEFA Champions League. The Aghdam team, which eliminated the Polish “Lex” from the competition due to the result of two games, defeated “Zurich” (Switzerland) 3:2 in Baku in the first game of the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Now “Karabakh” is waiting for the return match with “Zurich” in Switzerland. But this is not our topic. The theme is a tableau that comes to life before our eyes: Azerbaijan The reality, the real face of football is the successful performance of “Karabakh” or “Neftchi”Gabala“and “Zira” blushing defeat?
About a month ago on mini-football Azerbaijan national team Europe championship in the championship holiday had done “Europe Championship” sounds loud and majestic, but football was not BIG, it was mini. Mini-football, which the Europeans do not take seriously like real football, but are amateurish. Azerbaijan’s national team is in mini-football either because of the storm or because of the earthquake Europe managed to become the champion and… And it began. Social in the Azerbaijani segment of the network, praises flew in the sky, thoughts, shares, noises like “you see, we can play football, if the Azerbaijani national team can become the European champion in mini-football, then we can achieve great success in big football”… Really, in those days, football It was the holiday of those who approach mini-thinking and mini-logic, the days when those who saw the big problems of Azerbaijani football watched with regret and surprise those who had stupid ideas like “well, if we became the European champion in mini-football, we should not be ahead of us in big football.”
Paaart! Like your mouth weather “balloon” filled with exploded. Yes, that “balloon” burst on the night of July 21. Accusations, criticisms, insults social took place in the Azerbaijan segment of the network. The one who left the pitch in the UEFA Conference League Azerbaijan What was not written or said about the three clubs, Azerbaijani football managers and Azerbaijani football players… No one mentioned that a month ago the Azerbaijani national team became the European champion in mini-football, no one wrote “Azerbaijani football players can play football”. It was a big tableau for Azerbaijan in big football. This was the reality of Azerbaijani football. This was the bitter reality of our football.
“Karabakh”? Take Frenchman Abdullah Zubiri, Colombian Kevin Medina, Brazilian Kadi Borges, Bosnian Marko Veshovic, Senegalese Ibrahima Vadji, Croatian Filip Ozobic from this team, and it will become “Neftchi”, “Gabala”, “Zira”. No, no, maybe a little better, stronger. He is just the head coach Sacrifice Due to Gurbanov’s talent. But in the end, “Garabagh” will not be a team that will always play in the group stage of European Cups. Once upon a time, there was “Garabagh”, which did not have strong legionnaires and was at the mercy of Azerbaijani football players, and that team could not get close to the group stage of the European Cup.
If you want to ask the question, “Why don’t Neftchi”, “Gabala”, “Zira” and other clubs transfer normal legionnaire football players like “Garabagh”, stop, this is already the topic of another article. For now, watch the scoreboard come to life in front of your eyes: 3 clubs, 3 games, 1 goal scored, 9 balls conceded. How is it?