When we are talking about progress of leading football countries, we mean, what statistical data can coaches working for foreign teams manipulate with. They gain most data by themselves, while in other cases, they are relied on modern technics. Otherwise, you cannot count how many meters player runs while being on the pitch, or what was the average of his heartbeat. Then based on these data, if it is necessary, coach makes appropriate corrections.
After matches of Georgian team, "World Sport" will provide you with data about Georgian players who will participate in matches. Let us start with the won match over Malta (1:0) which was held on October 8.
This is the 157th match of Georgian team (team was founded on May 27, 1990). Their balance looks like this - 45 wins, 32 draws, 80 losses, balls difference 183:240.
Georgians' balance is positive against Malta - 6 matches, 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss (balls 8:4). It is worth mentioning, that Temur Ketsbaia, who is a head coach of the team now, scored a penalty (1:0) in the first match against Malta. This match was held on February 10, 1994. By the way, John Buttigieg, colleague of Ketsbaia, was playing for Malta in that match.
Temur Ketsbaia was appointed as a head coach in last winter. Since then the team held 6 matches - 2 wins, 4 draws, balls 4:2. One year has not passed yet and Ketsbaia is already a record-holder. Vladimir Gutsaev was holding such record till October 8. National team, headed by Gutsaev, had not lost 5 times in a row from February 6 till May 30 in 1998.
Here is statistics of those 14 players who played in the match against Malta:
Nukri Revishvili ("Anzhi", Russia) - 23 years old, 12 matches, 12 received goals (7 "dry" matches), 1 yellow card;
Lasha Salukvadze ("Rubin", Russia) - 28 years old, 31 matches, 1 scored goal, 3 yellow cards;
Malkhaz Asatiani ("Lokomotive", Russia) - 29, 41-4-4;
Aleksandre Amisulashvili ("Kayserispor", Turkey) - 28, 15-1-0;
Kakha Kaladze ("Genoa", Italy) - 32, 73-1-12+2 sent off;
Zurab Khizanishvili ("Reading", England) - 29, 70-1-18+2;
Gogita Gogua ("Spartak" Nalchik, Russia) - 27, 24-1-11+2;
Jano Ananidze ("Spartak" Moscow, Russia) - 17, 5-0-0;
Giorgi Merebashvili ("Vojvodina", Serbia) - 24, 16-0-1;
Levan Kobiashvili ("Herta", Germany) - 33, 91-11-20;
Vladimir Dvalishvili ("Maccabi", Haifa, Israel) - 24, 13-4-2;
Aleksandre Iashvili ("Karlsruher", Germany) - 32, 60-14-5;
Davit Siradze ("Spartak", Nalchik, Russia) - 28, 22-6-2;
Murtaz Daushvili ("Zestaponi", Georgia) - 21, 4-0-0.
In the match against Malta, Kakha Kaladze, defender of Italian "Genoa" and national team, was captain of the team for the 40th time. Giorgi Nemsadze headed the team for the 42nd time. So, soon a new record-holder may show up in "nomination" of the team.


Phridon Kervalishvili