"We think that we will start the Misli Premier League in good shape."

Offsideplus.az reports that these words were spoken by Neftchi head coach Samir Abasov in a statement to journalists. He assessed the preparations for the 2025-26 season and announced the team's goals:

"Our situation is good. Our preparations have been at a high level. It is true that friendly matches are different, championship matches are different. The name of Neftchi is the goal. We will play for our name. Hopefully, if we go this way, if we play with this enthusiasm, we will achieve what we want by the end of the year."

S.Abasov spoke about the new transfers:

"If we analyze all the teams we are targeting, we are the team that could have a problem, because there was an excessive change in the squad. We almost changed the entire team, 2-3 people remained. This will not go unnoticed. This is related to transfers. Someone may adapt faster, another may take longer, and another may not adapt at all. That is why we are in the risk zone. However, I think that the players we have taken are players of good quality and level. Hopefully, they will add strength to our strength and we will see the benefits."

The expert reacted to the fact that "Shamakhi", "Karvan" and "Imishli" will play their home games at the Shamakhi city stadium:

"This moment worries me a lot. In the second game, we are already going to Shamakhi. The artificial turf fields we have are not in ideal condition, I would say they are in catastrophic condition. Experience has shown that 2-3 players are out of action after going there and returning. We are afraid, but there is nothing we can do. We will leave this behind and play."

Samir Abasov said that there will be competition on the goal line:

"We were able to create good competition on the goal line. Emil Balayev is our experienced player, he has been a player of the national team for many years. We also have Rza Jafarov, who is the goalkeeper of our national team today, and our new legionnaire Kenan Piric. Our new goalkeeper has always been a player of the main squad. Our desire is to create competition in the goal, and we have achieved this. However, the championship will show who will stand in the goal regularly."