NEW CHIEF COACH OF ARMENIA’S NATIONAL FOOTBAL TEAM FAMILIARIZES
HIMSELF WITH INFRASTRUCTURES OF CLUBS
YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The newly appointed chief coach of
Armenia’s national football team Yan Porterfield on August 17 visited
the leading clubs of the country in order to familiarize himself with
theit infrastructures.
NT was infomed about it from the press servoce of the Football
Federation of Armenia. At the sport base of Pyunik Club, Y. Porterfiled
watched the young football players’ training and discussed with
their coaches the problem of fitness of Pyunik players who are
candidates to Armenia’s national team, as well as the opportunity
for using the sport base and fields of Pyunik Club for traning the
national team. Then Y. Porterfield became acquainted with Banants
Club’s infrastructures, its fileds, in particular the one with an
artificial grass cover, as it is quite likely that the preparation
for Finland-Armenia match will take place on this field, because it
is envisaged to hold this match on a field with a similar cover. After
visiting Mika Club, he conveyed his satisfaction at the opportunities
created for the football players and expressed a hope that it will
allow to organize effective training of the national team and bring the
level of Armenian players’ preparedness in line with standards during
international matches. Y. Porterfield considered it important that the
national team’s training process be held in various fields on covers
of different quality so that the sportsmen will not get used to one
field and will be able to show their technical and tactical skills
in any conditions. He also attached importance to close cooperation
of the club heads and coaches and the coaches of Armenia’s national
team. On the same day, Y. Porterfiled went to the Republican Stadium
after Vazgen Sargsian to examine the state of infrastructures there.