All the events surrounding the appointment of a new head coach for the Uzbekistan national team can be presented as a series to directors who themselves are tired of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law theme. Almost every month since the summer, when the weather in Africa is no worse, a new character appears on the picture and, at the most interesting moment, retreats. Timur Kapadze can be portrayed as Forrest Gump.
Admittedly, we don't receive World Cup tickets every four years like Japan or South Korea. Moreover, we don't want to be in the same situation as the northern country on the Korean Peninsula in our first participation. However, they are trying so hard not to make mistakes, as if these actions could lead to even more mistakes, in my opinion.
In general, rocking errors are not unfamiliar to us. Let's not forget that in the recent past, Abramov and Kasimov were shown the exit doors for the same result, and in the end, we still put our palms on our foreheads. Unlike them, Kapadze achieved the desired result.
Looking for another candidate without dismissing the current head coach is like looking for another wife for an unmarried man.
Perhaps, like many of our compatriots, the UFA wants Kapadze to stay, while those in higher positions demand that a foreign coach take him to the World Cup. I don't have exact information about this, and even if I had known, I wouldn't have dared to name the person holding this position.
The candidates being considered seem strange in a way. As if everyone who is free is encouraged to participate in community work, there is a coach currently not working in any team who is being invited. This is similar to India's search for a coach on Instagram.
I don't know, after Bentu pressed the red button on the phone, they'll now call coaches like Luis Felipe Scolari, Bora Milutinovic, Jose Mourinho. If their candidacy doesn't work out, it wouldn't be surprising if we read names like Gudon Tordarson, Kritsanuratkhon Pkhumichay, and Gjegoj Brzhenchshchikiyevich before the World Cup starts.
Retreating slightly from the topic, I want to recall the elderly man whose saliva bursts from between his few remaining teeth when speaking far from the capital. A good person. Every time he sees me, he likes to call me over and tell me about his past. The past is also such a past that I've heard it over and over again and memorized it down to the comma.
I truly believe that when he was my age, he knocked down poplars the height of gasoline without an axe, because even at his current age, he hasn't lost his vigor without a cane and the strength in his arms.
Simply, years have passed, and for some reason, I keep remembering the candidates being considered for the Uzbekistan national team.
We must not forget that we are heading not to Mars, but to the World Cup. It's natural for mistakes to be noticed in the first one, there's no need to make a tragedy out of it. For me, it's more important to become a regular than to make a big fuss at one World Cup and then sink into a hole. Regardless of the first result, it is necessary to support our compatriots and enjoy ice cream.
Out of respect, even if Guardiola comes to the helm, I don't believe we'll advance beyond the quarter-finals unless there's a sensation. However, even if we lose three matches, I will continue to support our national team. There are plenty of shortcomings in Capazeda too, and even if he doesn't win a CAFA championship, I won't flinch. Nevertheless, I believe it is necessary to continue to believe in him. Our colleagues have already noted the comparison of some style, tactics, and other issues with other coaches.
The first World Cup is like first love. Although it ended sadly, it will be remembered with pleasant memories. It will not be more interesting to see the first participation of the Uzbekistan national team in the pages of history forty or fifty years from now under the leadership of our own coach.
By the way, on September 5, Timur Kapadze will turn 44. And only the UFA can present him with the most pleasant gift...
Prepared by Oqil Abdubarnoyev.
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