"It's a little different to be a striker in Azerbaijan and to play at the international level. Here we played against a stronger opponent. The attacking players played well in the first half. Then I wanted to add two new strikers, but unfortunately, Emreli was injured and left the field. It ruined our plans. I feel good. I'm worried about the end result. As for the striker, Mitrovic has scored 5 goals in the last 3 games. In this game, we had a chance to score 4 times, but unfortunately, we could not differentiate. I thanked the children. "They played against a physically and technically strong team. In general, I would say I am satisfied. I am sure we will continue to develop. We have young players. But sometimes mistakes like today cost us dearly."

- How do you feel after this result?

- I feel good. I am disappointed with the result. We were tuned for a good result. Opponent's striker Mitrovic scored five goals in three games. He scored two goals today, both of which resulted in goals. We had four goal episodes, but we couldn't take advantage. That is the difference. I thanked my players after the game. Because we played with a very strong team. Sometimes mistakes cost us dearly, as they do today. But we will continue to move forward and develop.

- The reality is that we did not score in the first two games of the qualifying round. Can you say something encouraging to the fans for the near future?

- If you look at our games, you will see that there are many positive situations. We played with strong opponents. Today we lost in the last 10 minutes.

- The previous head coach did not invite Emin Mahmudov to the national team and said that he did not fit into the system. What is your dissatisfaction with Namig Alasgarov?

- I look at the performance and training of all players at the club. I did not throw Namiq aside. I have high hopes for him. We just played against a physically strong opponent today. That was not the reason for this meeting.

- Anatoly Nuriyev was protesting when he left the field ...

- He wanted to be replaced. He even said that Azer Salahli also wants to be replaced. They wanted to replace him.

- How long does it take to form the team you want and take it to the finals?

- It took four years to reach the European Championship with Albania. We formed a team in the first two years. Then we left Serbia, Denmark and Armenia behind and went to the European Championship.

- In four years, will the national team be able to appear and fight without being ashamed of the opponent?

- I think we played well today. We fought well against a strong team physically. We are on the right path. I know it's not easy. I do not like easy work. I see that children are slowly understanding me. We will be in good physical condition. We played against Portugal six days ago. Today, in the second half, some players were not strong enough.