Ilzat Akhmetov: Feyenoord is a good team, but we will base on our game

— How do you feel, are you ready to play 90 minutes?
— I feel good. I cannot say whether I will play 90 minutes or not, but I am ready to help the team, do everything possible and give my best.

— Does anything bother you or are all the health problems in the past?
— God grant that everything is in the past. We did a lot of work, there was a lot of time to recover.

— What can you say about Feyenoord?
— The team is good, the team that plays and likes to control the ball, that plays through the wings. We missed our chances in the Netherlands. In the first half, we had a lot of moments, but we could not score. Feyenoord is a strong team, there are no weak teams in the Europa League, but we base on our game.

— Has the competition in the team in the midfield become bigger?
— It has always been. The competition is an advantage, each player only improves due to it. It is impossible to grow without competition, every player will be proving that they are worthy to play.

— Do you feel the strength to play the European football pace?
— In European tournaments the speed and skill level are higher. I want to play at such speeds, at such level. Only by playing there, you improve from match to match, you adjust to this pace. Every player wants to improve, and I am not an exception.