Armenian national football team headed by newly appointed coach Vardan Minasyan held the first training at the Football Federation of Armenia Technical Center Football Academy yesterday. Former goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky was training goalkeepers. Our team has started preparations for friendly matches with Malta and Moldova. After training, the players answered journalists’ questions.
Roman Berezovsky: “I am very happy to return to my favorite team as a coach. This was our first training session and it will be difficult to say something about the goalkeepers. They are good guys. But everything depends on diligence”. Asked about the need to invite David Yurchenko, Roman Berezovsky said: “If the head coach has decided so, then it is appropriate”.
Gevorg Ghazaryan (midfielder): “I am in a high mood. A new phase begins for the team. Any game is important, so this time we will use our chance, though it will not be easy”.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (captain of the team): “Despite last meeting with the “Arsenal” team was held ten days ago, but I am still fit. Realizing that I would be free for ten days, I worked on myself. We have not explored the two opponents yet. Although we played with them a few years ago, but there have been many changes so far. There is still time and the coach will tell us about the opponents. There are many expectations from Vardan Minasyan, but the coach has expectations from us too to be able to play with honor and use this unique opportunity of the League of Nations. There are several newcomers in the team. I have not been able to communicate with them yet. I have watched videos about them, but communication in the field is different”.
In response to the question of Aravot.am, whether he feels the atmosphere of new Armenia, Henrikh Mkhitaryan said: “There is no old and new Armenia for me, Armenia is one, it has always been and will remain. Every time I return to Armenia, I recharge, gather my strength and prepare for the start of a new season”.
