Bulgaria Manager To Armenian Fans: You Did Not Scare Us

BULGARIA MANAGER TO ARMENIAN FANS: YOU DID NOT SCARE US

October 10, 2013

By Vera Martirosyan

YEREVAN. – Bulgaria’s national football team head coach Lyuboslav
Penev said his team is not scared after Armenian fans “welcomed”
them at the airport.

Speaking during a press conference in Yerevan, Penev said each team
has as many points as it deserves to have.

“We are ready for this game as well as a match against the Czech
Republic. If you think that you scared us at the airport, you should
know that it will not affect our game. I do not want to talk on
non-football topics. There are committees that deal with such matters.

My job is football, and we expect an interesting match,” he told
reporters.

Lyuboslav Penev noted it is difficult to make forecasts, and they
came to Yerevan in order to win.

Bulgarian national was welcomed with whistles and shouts at Zvartnots
airport. In this way, the supporters of the Armenian national squad
responded to the Bulgarian football fans’ aggressive and inhospitable
demeanor that was manifested in Sofia a year ago.

“The game, which took place in Sofia, was a real struggle. I do not
agree that our players intentionally resorted to provocation. The
Armenian team arrived in Sofia after a victory over Malta in the
first game, and we lost points in the match with Italy, so we had more
desire to win. I do not want to talk about the first game any more,”
he emphasized.

After eight rounds in the World Cup qualifiers Group B, Italy have
already booked their spot at Brazil 2014, with 20 points, Bulgaria
have 13 points, Denmark have 12 points, Armenia and the Czech Republic
have 9 points, apiece, and Malta have 3 points.

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