Football coach: no new players for “difficult” vacanciesFebruary 28, 2013 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian football team chief coach Vardan Minasyan has recently been following Antalya-hosted practice sessions and matches of foreign and Armenian teams, with candidates for the national squad participating. The coach said he watched the trainings and matches of 4 clubs (Pyunik, Shirak, Gandzasar and Ulisses) hailing the preparedness of the players. “I’ve also watched matches of FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, with Zhora Hovhannisyan participating. Though he made a good impression, we have great selection for midfielders. For this reason, he won’t be invited for the qualifying match against Czech Republic,” Armenian Football Federation quoted Minasyan as saying. “There are no skilled players for the difficult vacancies. The squads include promising young footballers, who, however, are not ready to join the national team. We will have to invite many players for the upcoming trainings. Only after testing and comparing the players, we will be able to make the best choice,” he said. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |