Azerbaijan Under-17s faced Germany yesterday in European Championship qualifying. The team lost 7-0 in their opening match of the continental competition in Frankfurt.
We contacted former Azerbaijan national team head coach Vaqif Sadiqov, who is currently with the Under-17 squad, to ask for his thoughts on the youngsters’ heavy defeat.
He told Fanat.az:
“Overall, there are several club-related factors that influenced this result. First of all, it should be noted that some of our Under-17 players, including some of the best, have been called up to the Under-19 and Under-20 squads. As a result, the team were unable to assemble anything close to a full-strength squad. But that is my subjective opinion.
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
