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ARMENIA URGE MANAGER U-TURN IN LETTER
Soccerway
Oct 22 2013
22 October 2013
Members of the Armenian national football team have sent outgoing
manager Vardan Minasyan a letter asking him to reconsider his
resignation.
The 39-year-old stepped down from his position following the side's
unsuccessful FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which ended with a
creditable 2-2 draw with Italy in Naples.
The most recent FIFA rankings show Armenia in a record-high 38th
position, and the players feel Minasyan is the man to take them
forward.
"We certainly respect Vardan Minasyan's decision, but we would like
him to forego from it," reads the letter, according to Armenian news
agency Armenpress.
"We have gone along a difficult road with him for four years and we
were able to create a united team and make our fans happy.
"Also, we have gone along a good professional road with him and
we would like to jointly book the spot to the finals in the new
qualification stage.
"We await the decision by our head coach."
Armenia finished fifth in Group B of European qualification for the
World Cup, but were just three points adrift of second-placed Denmark.
http://www.soccerway.com/news/2013/October/22/armenia-urge-manager-u-turn-in-letter/n242983/
From: A. Papazian
Soccerway
Oct 22 2013
22 October 2013
Members of the Armenian national football team have sent outgoing
manager Vardan Minasyan a letter asking him to reconsider his
resignation.
The 39-year-old stepped down from his position following the side's
unsuccessful FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which ended with a
creditable 2-2 draw with Italy in Naples.
The most recent FIFA rankings show Armenia in a record-high 38th
position, and the players feel Minasyan is the man to take them
forward.
"We certainly respect Vardan Minasyan's decision, but we would like
him to forego from it," reads the letter, according to Armenian news
agency Armenpress.
"We have gone along a difficult road with him for four years and we
were able to create a united team and make our fans happy.
"Also, we have gone along a good professional road with him and
we would like to jointly book the spot to the finals in the new
qualification stage.
"We await the decision by our head coach."
Armenia finished fifth in Group B of European qualification for the
World Cup, but were just three points adrift of second-placed Denmark.
http://www.soccerway.com/news/2013/October/22/armenia-urge-manager-u-turn-in-letter/n242983/
From: A. Papazian