What did Lazarevich say about his return to Kyzylkum, selection, and the Antalya training camp?

“Kyzilkum” team is also holding training camps in Antalya. They are participating in friendly matches according to the plan. Yesterday, the Navoi team participated in a control match against the Georgian team “Samgurali” and the score was not opened. After the match, we interviewed the head coach of “Kyzilkum” Nikola Lazarevich.

- The match ended in a draw. Are you satisfied?
- As you can see, an almost new team has been formed. There are only a few players left from last year. Selection work began at the beginning of the year. We are growing from game to game, from training to training. This is very important. The players are quickly understanding each other.

Overall, we played well in the first match against the Ukrainian team. I was satisfied with the first half of this match. I have some questions about the second half. We will watch the game, analyze it. We will try to minimize mistakes until the championship starts.

- You managed Kyzylkum three years ago. To be honest, we did not expect you to return. How did this happen?
- There were many calls from ordinary teams. But good relations were maintained with this team. The team was left without a coach. I was also ready to work. They made an offer and I accepted it with pleasure. The management was also happy that I returned.

- What is the goal of Kyzylkum in the new season?
- We will fight for the championship (laughs).

- Are you sure about that?
- The goal is to form a good team. You saw the main squad, we added many players. If we finish in 5th-6th place, it will be a good result and we will work towards that.

- Are you satisfied with the selection? Will new players be added to the squad?
- We started working on this a little late. Teams that set high goals started recruiting the necessary players to the squad at the end of the season. We started this work at the beginning of the year. This process was very difficult. However, we invited good players. We mainly selected foreign players who play in Uzbekistan. In general, we formed a new team. We quickly adapted these players to the style we want and formed a good team. We will now witness this throughout the championship. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”