From February 7 to February 19, Urartu-2 held a foreign training camp in the United Arab Emirates. We talked with coach Robert Arzumanyan about the training camp, potential and physical condition of the team.

ABOUT CAMP AND ITS IMPORTANCE

"I think that the last training camp met our expectations, we realized everything that we had planned. There are always moments when you think that you could have done even more, even better. But in general, I am satisfied with both the professionalism of the players and the local conditions, as well as the friendly fixtures. Apart from one injury that one of our players, Okotie, received during the match, all the players started and finished the camp healthy, which is one of the most important circumstances for me.

In general, the training camps are very important for teams, especially foreign ones, so that the training process is systematized, and the rivals are foreign, high class. It was doubly, tripledly important for our footballers, because for those who are still young, it is important for them to go abroad, to see how the training camp is organized, how foreign teams play, in which foreign footballers play, it is important for them to compete with footballers stronger and older than them. This is an indescribable experience that I think all teams should go through. We are very glad that we had such an opportunity and our players were able to gain experience also at the international level."

ABOUT FRIENDLY FIXTURES

"We had three friendlies, all three teams, one might say, were strong, but all three had different styles of play. Our players fulfilled all the tasks that were assigned to them. But we always have something to work on, there are mistakes that happen every day, we will polish them. The last match we won 3-2, we played against a very organized team, coached by Spanish specialists, and all the players were high class and knew their job on the field. The difficulty of the last match was that we were a little tired, it was the last day of the training camp, but, I think, due to their dedication, our players were able to overcome and even end the match with a victory."

ABOUT THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE TEAM

“Of course, the camp was very important in terms of getting in shape. In Dubai, we trained on natural grass, and in Yerevan we are already training in other weather conditions, as well as on artificial training ground. Our footballers must, as soon as possible, adapt to artificial pitch ground in order to demonstrate their maximum potential from the very first round of the second part of the championship."