Opinion
Dereyan: Here Comes Armenia
Coming off an unpredictable win over Slovakia, 3-1, Armenia entered their 4th round, Euro 2012, Group B Qualification match, against Andorra with confidence.
Andorra, bottom of Group B (comprised of Russia, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Andorra, and Armenia), headed into Yerevan with zero points. But a win against Armenia would propel them back into the race for qualification.
As the Armenian national anthem played before the game, the near sold-out crowd sang at the top of
Or, subscribe now for unlimited access
By submitting your email address you agree for Hairenik Association, Inc. to send you communication by email.
Already a subscriber?Log in here
This story is FREE for you...
Create a free account to access this and four more articles, and get more sent to you with our e-newsletter.By submitting your email address you agree for Hairenik Association, Inc. to send you communication by email.
Antranig:
What do you think the chances of Armenia getting Joaquín Boghossian is? And what impact would he have on the team?
Why even mention Yura Movsesian was born in Azerbaijan, then it was part of Soviet Union.
With him, it is difficult to say because he already has played with Uruguay’s under 20, and since he was born in Uruguay, his roots are there.
However, since being a striker, he has a long line of other players to beat out, Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, just to name a few, before he can crack the first team squad.
Armenia, if they really want to make a run at him, they can try to convince him that he has a better chance of making their first team before Uruguay’s.
He is Armenian by birth parent, so he can play for Armenia without a citizen issue(if he wants, he can apply for Armenian citizenship, as he plays while he plays for The National Team), but, if he ever features for Uruguay’s first team, then, he cannot play for any other national team, so if Armenia wants him, they need to act soon.
As for his impact, Movsisyan can take him under his wing and play off him, but he is still learning the ropes of international play, so, with help from Movsisyan or other elder members of Armenia’s national team, Boghossian can make a big impact on the team’s future, maybe by 2012 or World Cup 2014.
Hope this answers your question, thanks for your support.
Antranig
I mentioned that Movsisyan was born in Azerbaijan because that is where he was born before coming to America under asylum.
Whether of not it was USSR at the time, it was in Baku, which is Azerbaijani land. Which means, by international football law, if he wanted, he could have played for their National Team, and/or America’s national team, but he chose to play for Armenia
Antranig:
We should make some sort of drive to convice the FFA to get Boghossian on the team :)