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HIGH MOTIVATION CAN ENSURE ARMENIA'S SUCCESS IN ANY MATCH, SAYS COACH
15:47 ~U 21.10.13
In an interview with the Football Federation of Armenia's official
website, national team coach Vardan Minasyan has addressed the recent
match against Italy and the Armenian sportsmen's performance in the
past qualification round
Mr Minasyan, let's first of all talk of the match with Italy? What
do you think succeeded, and what didn't?
Everybody knew we had little chances to qualify for the transitional
matches in case of even winning this game. But we nonetheless were
striving for a victory. The most important thing is that we played
without any damage. We had planned to score a rapid goal and exert
pressure from the beginning, but we didn't manage to. Though we didn't
win, I consider a drawn match with a team like Italy's a positive
result. I was quite satisfied with the game quality.
What would have been the match had the rival been more motivated?
I cannot say that as we were thinking more of our game. It isn't that
they weren't motivated at all. They too, were testing the abilities
of new footballers whose motivation was very high.
Many people wonder why Vardan Minasyan didn't feel happy after the
goals, and what he was saying to Robert Arzumanyan following the
first goal.
First, there wasn't yet anything to be happy for, with the whole game
still being ahead. If my memory doesn't fail me, I was telling Robert
that it was necessary to take a more compact action.
What was the reason for Levon Hayrapetyan's replacement?
His edge attacks on our gate had increased in number, so we tried to
refresh the edge to better resist the rival.
The worst match in the qualification round was clearly the one against
Malta. Which one was the best match?
There are a couple of matches, but the most valuable was probably
the meeting with Denmark. Overcoming [the defeat after] the match
with Denmark and playing in such a way had a very big value. We have
celebrated three victories after the match with Malta. We have played
one drawn match and suffered one defeat. This demonstrates the team's
big will.
Do the victories against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria prove the
team have the psychology of winner?
Yes, the team do have the psychology of winner; they have become
accomplished and have their own style and principles.
Is the success in guest matches due to the fact that we play better
when pursuing the counter-attack tactics or are there any other
reasons?
That's the main reason. In guest matches, the rival gives us more
spaces for counter-attack, and that's our strongest side. There is
another strong aspect which may sound strange: the pressure in guest
matches is less than at home. Victory is what our fans expect. That's
good, of course, but a greater responsibility sometimes prevents
football player from demonstrating their full potential.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/10/21/minasyan/
15:47 ~U 21.10.13
In an interview with the Football Federation of Armenia's official
website, national team coach Vardan Minasyan has addressed the recent
match against Italy and the Armenian sportsmen's performance in the
past qualification round
Mr Minasyan, let's first of all talk of the match with Italy? What
do you think succeeded, and what didn't?
Everybody knew we had little chances to qualify for the transitional
matches in case of even winning this game. But we nonetheless were
striving for a victory. The most important thing is that we played
without any damage. We had planned to score a rapid goal and exert
pressure from the beginning, but we didn't manage to. Though we didn't
win, I consider a drawn match with a team like Italy's a positive
result. I was quite satisfied with the game quality.
What would have been the match had the rival been more motivated?
I cannot say that as we were thinking more of our game. It isn't that
they weren't motivated at all. They too, were testing the abilities
of new footballers whose motivation was very high.
Many people wonder why Vardan Minasyan didn't feel happy after the
goals, and what he was saying to Robert Arzumanyan following the
first goal.
First, there wasn't yet anything to be happy for, with the whole game
still being ahead. If my memory doesn't fail me, I was telling Robert
that it was necessary to take a more compact action.
What was the reason for Levon Hayrapetyan's replacement?
His edge attacks on our gate had increased in number, so we tried to
refresh the edge to better resist the rival.
The worst match in the qualification round was clearly the one against
Malta. Which one was the best match?
There are a couple of matches, but the most valuable was probably
the meeting with Denmark. Overcoming [the defeat after] the match
with Denmark and playing in such a way had a very big value. We have
celebrated three victories after the match with Malta. We have played
one drawn match and suffered one defeat. This demonstrates the team's
big will.
Do the victories against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria prove the
team have the psychology of winner?
Yes, the team do have the psychology of winner; they have become
accomplished and have their own style and principles.
Is the success in guest matches due to the fact that we play better
when pursuing the counter-attack tactics or are there any other
reasons?
That's the main reason. In guest matches, the rival gives us more
spaces for counter-attack, and that's our strongest side. There is
another strong aspect which may sound strange: the pressure in guest
matches is less than at home. Victory is what our fans expect. That's
good, of course, but a greater responsibility sometimes prevents
football player from demonstrating their full potential.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/10/21/minasyan/