Jaloliddin Masharipov: "Abduqodir lifted the plank..." (video)

One of the leaders of the Uzbekistan national team, Jaloliddin Masharipov, shared his thoughts before today's training session.

"I arrived yesterday at 03:00 AM. Today is the first training session. We don't have much time ahead. We need to adapt to the national team environment quickly. Because we have very important games ahead. We are ready.

Abduqodir lifted the plank. We are happy about this. If we qualify for the World Championship, it will be good for all of us. It will also give our other players a great opportunity to show themselves at the Mundial. Oston O‘runov and Abbosbek Fayzullayev will also have their chances.

We struggled in the first game against Kyrgyzstan; the field conditions were poor. The opponent is strong, and underestimating them can lead to bad consequences. But we are playing at home. We aim to make our fans happy.

It is normal for the UAE to go out and ask other national teams to take points from Uzbekistan. We expected this. Based on this, we just need to focus on our game," said Jaloliddin Masharipov.