Gurban Gurbanov: "We approach our work with responsibility"

Before the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round match between Shelbourne (Ireland) and Qarabağ, our team's head coach Gurban Gurbanov held a press conference. The experienced coach shared his thoughts about the match:

“We will be playing against a very good team. I can only speak positively about Shelbourne. I watched their performance live. They have a unique playing style and players who execute it well. They are very disciplined and physically strong. In terms of match practice, they are better prepared than us because their domestic league is ongoing and they have already played two matches in the Champions League qualifiers. Our opponent looks highly motivated. They are dangerous on set pieces and have a team that shows its full potential and complements each other well. Considering all these factors, we will try to perform with minimal mistakes in tomorrow’s match.”

The head coach also spoke about the reason behind the team's extensive experience in European competitions and their consistent progress to the group stages each year: “As a club, we approach our work with great responsibility. At the management level, a system has been established where achieving success must be repeated every year at a minimum. We’ve always aimed to build a motivated team. Despite some changes, we've managed to maintain that spirit. Of course, there are challenges, and sometimes we don’t get the results we want. But we consider it a great success to have played in the group stages for 11 years.”