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22 March 2011 - 12:09 AMT

Karlen thinks Vardan Minasyan is the most talented coach; Gevorg wants to play a match with Zidane

(?)Both of you played in the junior team, now you are members of the national. How do these teams differ?

(!)Karlen: Playing in a national team is a great responsibility. You do your best to justify hopes and show good football. I always do the utmost.

Gevorg: The junior team help develop and gain experience. Words are not enough to explain the feeling that filled me when I put on the uniform of the national team.

(?)Which match was the most special for you?

(!)Karlen: The match of our junior team against Turkey, when we won 2:1 and I scored a goal.

Gevorg: The match against Portugal in 2007. This was my first match in the national team, which ended 1:1.

(?)You both scored plenty of goals but there are ones than become unforgettable…

(!)Karlen: The most important goal in my life was the one I scored in the match against Turkey; and the one in the match against Banants in 2010, when Pyunik became champions.

Gevorg: It was the goal I scored in the match against Slovakia. We won 3:1 that day.

(?)Who would you like to play with?

(!)Karlen: I never thought about it. Each time I enter the ground I just want to play well and be useful for my team.

Gevorg:: I would like to play with Zidane.

(?)Did you ever want to give up football?

(!)Karlen: Of course, there are moments when you get tired. But I try to be strong and overcome all barriers.

Gevorg: Never. I can't imagine my life without football.

(?) Are your teammates just partners in game or friends as well?

(!)Karlen: We are not just teammates. I have friends both in Pyunik and national team.

Gevorg: I know almost all of the guys in the team from my childhood. I think friendship helps play better.

(?)When did you win your first medal?

(!)Karlen: I have been playing football for many years and to be honest, I don't remember when I won the first medal.

Gevorg: I was 14 then. We played at Hamlet Mkhitaryan memorial and won. This is a special medal among the others.

(?)Who is the best coach, in your opinion?

(!)Karlen: Vardan Minasyan. He has great experience although he is so young. Under his guidance, our national team started playing really good football.

Gevorg: Pep Guardiola, the coach of Barcelona.

(?)Which books do you take with you when you are going somewhere for a holiday?

(!)Karlen: The Count of Monte Cristo. I have already read it for several times and I like it.

Gevorg: I prefer books about nature.

(?)What would you like to tell the fans of Armenian national team?

(!)Karlen: It's great that the fans believe in us and it's so pleasant to see stadiums willed with people. We are ready to fight and win.

Gevorg: I would like to thank all our fans for support. I can't promise anything but can say for sure that we will do our best not to disappoint them.