PSG will face Inter in the Champions League final on May 31.
These two clubs have players from each of the 5 countries bordering Azerbaijan - Turkey, Russia, Iran, Georgia and Armenia. We are talking about Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Matvey Safonov, Mehdi Taremi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
I wonder, who is to blame? Why are we so far behind our neighbors?
Idman.biz reports that Aslan Karimov answered the question of Football-plus.az about this.
The expert stated that the reason why we are lagging behind is obvious: "The national teams of these countries participate in tournaments at a more or less normal level. Iran, Georgia, Turkey and Russia are able to qualify for the final stage of the world championship. The results of the Armenian national team are better than ours. Why can't ours play in the Champions League final? This is already something that has gone through a lot of discussions related to the development of football. I am sure that we are all to blame for this. From our journalism, leaders, football players to coaches - everyone has a share in this failure. Who has more, who has less is open to discussion".
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