Armenia's football federation chief 'partly to blame' for the team's failuresOctober 9, 2017 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Everyone, including Armenia's football federation chief Ruben Hayrapetyan are to blame for the defeats of the national team, midfielder Marcos Pizzelli said after the match against Kazakhstan on Sunday, October 8. Pizzelli helped Henrikh Mkhitaryan score for the Armenian team in the World Cup qualifying round against Kazakhstan.Following the final match, Armenia (7 points) is second to last in Group E, with Poland (22 points) at the top. "Everyone has their fair share of the blame - the federation chief, (ex couch - Ed.) Varuzhan Sukiasyan, we as a team played very badly," Marcos said. Also, he expressed regret over his inability to play till the end. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |