20:07  ,  March 22, 2016

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: Yura Movsisyan’s and Gevorg Ghazaryan’s absence will be apparent

On the eve of the friendly against Belarus, Borussia Dortmund (BVB) and Armenian national squad midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan today talked to the media representatives, NEWS.am Sport correspondent reports.

“We’ll try to help the new players of the squad to get used to the new team faster. The pre-match training passed well. We must properly prepare for the match against the Belarusians. I’m always ready to lead the team and help it. It doesn’t matter whether I’ll be the captain or not. We are footballers and must perform not only tactical but also match instructions. The match will show the level of our readiness. We’ll do our best to complete Roman Berezovsky’s final match in a good mood,” Mkhitaryan said.

He also referred to Robert Arzumanyan’s decision to leave the team: “I can’s but respect Robert Arzumanyan’s decision to end his career within the team. I haven’t yet discussed the reasons with him, but I can guess. There are no problems with his decision to leave the team. I can only thank him for all these years, which he dedicated to our team. Of course, it’s sad, but we must look ahead. We must think that there are footballers in the team who will be able to replace him.”

Touching on the absence of Yura Movsisyan and Gevorg Ghazaryan, who have not been invited to the match, Mkhitaryan said: “The absence of Yura Movsisyan and Gevorg Ghazaryan will be apparent, but if the coach has decided not to invite them, then this should be so. I can’t say the reason behind such a decision.”

Armenia vs. Belarus match will be held Friday at 7:00 pm at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan.

David Yeghiazaryan

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan

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