How did Irismetov react to the victory of Pakhtakor against Navbahor in the central game?

In the match between Navbahor and Pakhtakor, which was in everyone's attention and was described as the match of the year, the Tashkent team won 2:1 and gained very valuable points, and it is said that this increases the chances of Pakhtakor in the fight for the championship. We remember that in the first round, "Lions" defeated this opponent with a score of 2:1.

Jafar Irismetov, who worked as a sports director of Pakhtakor for several years, expressed his reaction to the victory of his former team over "Navbahor".

"The match was as intense as we expected," Irismetov began. "I think he won. Pakhtakor had to justify himself in front of his fans due to his unexpected loss to Neftchi. I believe that Pakhtakor was able to justify himself to the fans after this victory.

To be sure, the coach of Navbahor is responsible for the game. But I speak my mind. For some reason, I think that the pace of the game of Navbahor is not as expected. There seems to be no clear plan. They often win due to the individual efforts of their skilled players. For example, what Navbahor wanted to win over Pakhtakor did not show in its game. If someone wants to win, he shows his game and closes the opponent's strengths. Since the beginning of the year, I have been following the game of the Namangans. They were able to show his game in 2-3 matches. In the match against Pakhtakor, They could not show their game and therefore could not win. Of course, Pakhtakor is used to such games. The pressure from the fans will not affect the Lions. Dragan Ceran showed himself again. Admire him. In my opinion, Navbahor did not have a clear plan in the game for the victory. On the front line, Tabatadze tried to keep the ball. In fact, he is a good player. That's why they scored one goal.

It was a game that would affect the championship, at the level of 6 points. I think that there is a minus to Navbahor here. Pakhtakor had a reserve game. Even if he lost, his chances remained the same. If Pakhtakor plays well against Nasaf, then Navbahor will be 7 points behind "Lions". Navbahor fighting for the championship should not lose points in this game.

We saw the problems of Pakhtakor in the matches against Dinamo and Neftchi. I don't want to criticize, but they didn't have much of a style of play either. In those two losing matches, it was seen that Pakhtakor had almost no previous game. They were just kicking forward and playing football. But Namangan played a different game and controlled the ball. It looked better, especially in the first half. We will see again in the meeting with Nasaf. Our main assessment will be the team's participation in the Asian Champions League. That's how we see the level of Pakhtakor.

It is difficult to single out any individual player. Pakhtakor won by showing team play. I think Odil Hamrobekov's work was great. He did an invisible black job on the field. But I don't want to hurt anyone. It can be said that Pakhtakor played well as a team. Therefore, Pakhtakor had the best team," concluded Irismetov.