If there is manly honor among my players, I will ensure we take revenge. Petrakov on the match against North Macedonia

Yesterday, the last matches of the second round of the Nations League took place. The Armenian national team played an away game against the North Macedonian team. The match ended with a victory for the Balkan team, 2-0.

“I almost didn’t recognize my team today. I take full responsibility for this loss. It was shameful to lose in this manner,” said the head coach of the Armenian national team, Alexander Petrakov, at the post-match press conference.

“...What happened, I cannot say. I told them not to hang their heads. They should return to their clubs and continue training. After every dark streak, a brighter one comes... The tasks I set were not accomplished by the team. I don’t understand why it turned out this way. We will analyze and understand why this happened. In the last few days, I saw fire in their eyes. Today, I almost didn’t recognize my team. I agree that we are returning with shame. It is shameful for me, too, for the game. I take full responsibility. This is my defeat. After the game against Latvia, I asked that the players not be overly praised, and now I ask that they not be overly criticized. The loss indicates that the team is unstable. It is already time for rotation. We do not have other players to substitute.

We will meet Macedonia again on October 13. If there is manly honor among my players, I will ensure that we take revenge,” he stated.

Thus, the North Macedonian national team is at the top of the group standings with 4 points, while the Armenian national team is in second place with 3 points, also tied with Latvia, and the Faroe Islands are at the bottom of the table with 1 point.

The Armenian national team will play its next matches in October: on October 10, our team will face Latvia in an away game, and on 13th, it will host the North Macedonians in Yerevan.