There Are People for Whom It's a Dream to Sit in This Chair: Melikbekyan

Yes, we understand that these are very heavy defeats, especially since we have not had major losses over the last two years. Everyone – the entire staff of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA), the players, the coaches – is feeling the weight of these losses.

This was stated by the President of the FFA, Armen Melikbekyan, during a press conference. “Much heavier than many who constantly write about them, while in reality, there is a mass of people who wish to see these defeats as another opportunity for criticism. On our part, we are trying to draw our conclusions to understand what we can do better. We are also trying to understand the optimal causes. We acknowledge that everyone is responsible for these results – the entire team, the players, and the coaching staff together with us. In this case, there are objective reasons. There are reasons that we are currently analyzing. We had long conversations in the locker room, in the next days with the players and coaching staff. The newly appointed coach, of course, needs some time, but at the same time, he has already offered some solutions and provided us with a plan for future actions,” he said.