The Navbahor vs. Nasaf match (0-0) took place in the 27th round of the Super League. Nasaf head coach Ro'ziqul Berdiyev, who participated in the post-match press conference, shared the following thoughts.
- What do you think about the game?
- "Navbahor played today in a 5-4-1 formation and defended well. It was clear that the opponent's plan was a good defense. We managed to create a situation in positional attacks. It would have been much easier if we had scored in the first half, or if Cheran's shot in the second half had been a goal without hitting the crossbar. True, we were aiming for three points, but I thank my players for a good game and one point. The draw is unsatisfactory, but the struggle continues. This is not the end.
"In today's match, the drive and determination for the championship were more evident in you than in the players on the field. What can you say about this? My second question: you made some remarks at the press conference after last round's match against OKMK. For example, you mentioned that if "Neftchi" wins the championship, it will be done by those behind the team. Not everyone can say this. And you spoke courageously. Let's look at everything transparently and explain this.
- It's not difficult. You know, I don't follow many websites and don't pay much attention to them. I think they misunderstood my words and wrote quite a bit. Regarding the first question, both I and the players had enthusiasm for today's game. As you can see, we play every four days. This is very difficult. I have already said how difficult it is to prepare a team at such a time.
- We'll have to think about the next game before returning to Qarshi for a break. Which lineup I will field is also a question. Fatigue speaks its word. If we were fully energized, we would have played even better. But everyone in our team has the determination, there is an effort to preserve the championship.
As for the second question, there is nothing to hide here. I appreciate the work of each club. Including "Neftchi's." Let me explain what I wanted to say: "Neftchi" was supported by 20,000 fans in the match against OKMK. Then Neftchi went to Guzar and played against Shurtan, where they were supported by their fans. Then the fans came to Tashkent, and from there they went to Almalyk and became fans against us. Today, around 5,000 Neftchi fans came to the game. Isn't this heroism?
But people only turned my words negatively. I wanted to portray the fans as heroes. And today, five thousand fans turned against us. Isn't this heroism? Isn't this helping one's team? Isn't it heroic that the management is creating so many conditions? For some reason, everyone started looking for the negative side.
Whoever becomes a champion tomorrow, we will appreciate their work. Because championship doesn't happen by itself. Unfortunately, no one is approaching the issue from this perspective. No one looked at him favorably, thinking he was referring to the fans. Imagine, in the match against OKMK, nearly two thousand Neftchi fans supported us. And we discussed them. Excuse me, but there was nothing superfluous in my words, only they misunderstood and made an elephant out of a fly.
- "We know that Nasaf is competing for the championship this year as well. Last year, the team won the championship for the first time in its history. What is the difference between last year's championship effort and this year's championship preservation? Is this pressure not loading?
- I think last year we were ahead of everyone else in every aspect. That's why we celebrated the championship with three or four rounds remaining. This year, the number of competing teams has increased. Moreover, the performance of mediocre clubs has also increased. They also started earning points. For example, Navbahor fought quite seriously today.
- If we look at the numbers, the result at "Nasaf" decreases by the end of each year. Hasn't this become a "tradition"?
- If we take the last two years, we really couldn't hold the last rounds stably. After winning the championship last year, we didn't perform well in the remaining matches. As you said, years seem to be repeating themselves. If the composition isn't broad, such difficulties will keep happening. I'm thinking about both winning our championship and competing well in Asia. This is a very difficult task. Our team, which played today, is tired. In two days, the next match awaits us, and we will have to determine the best lineup.
- Do you think the championship race is over?
- It's not over, why should it be over? Currently, we are in first place. Why are we being written off? The struggle is not over yet. Everyone has a chance. - Oybek Bozorov wasn't on the field today. - Yes, he is seriously ill. That's why we didn't include it in the register.
- Who was the best player for Navbahor today?
"Everyone in the opposing team tried to show their best game. Therefore, everyone in the team deserves praise.
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