Bertie Vogts, Bernard Lippert, Robert Prosinecki, and now Gianni de Biasi. The common denominator of these coaches is not only the smell of money in Azerbaijan. What unites them is the change I mentioned earlier. The first days are smiling and kind, and over time, cold, distant and frowning.

I have tried twice in the last 10 days to interview de Biasi. For the first time on February 25, during the break of the match "Zira" - "Neftchi", the next time 3 days ago through the head of the Press and Public Relations Department of AFFA Firuz Abdulla. In the first, he reminded me of the need to get permission from Firuz Bey, and in the second, he turned down the same Firuz Bey's offer of an interview.

There is no time for today, he is ready to speak after the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.

I can't say whether this is the decision of the Italian coach or not. All I can say is that this is not the same de Biasi who showed himself sweet in the first days of his visit to Azerbaijan. When he saw the smiling, kind, microphone and dictaphone, the coach, who ascended to the seventh floor of the sky, seemed more sincere. The coach who tried to learn the Azerbaijani language and the words of the anthem, who conveyed the realities of Qarabag to the Germans and Italians during the Great Patriotic War, has changed a lot.

It is not pleasant for the head coach of the national team, who made a statement to one of the local sites (I do not name it for the sake of ethics), to discriminate between the media and the media. So far, I do not say what is published in the foreign press almost every week. If he talks, talk to everyone. If he does not speak, do not speak to anyone.

No, if someone forbids you to speak, advises you to remain silent, that's another matter. If he is silent, we are also silent. As he said, we will talk after the qualifying matches. There will probably be more talk then than there is now.

HABIB