We showed our mettle
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Shakhtar defender Sergii Kryvtsov reflects on the victory over Atalanta (2-1)
- Just positive emotions. We showed our mettle, coming from behind. Plus the unnecessary penalty involving my mistake: I lost the ball in midfield, while I had to knock it more upfield because I was marked by an opponent. But then we realized that Atalanta” operate one-on-one, and then we put a player against every opponent. We tried to find some space - it worked out and resulted in a team victory.
- It seemed that it was very difficult to mark Zapata ...
- Right, he is an athletic man, with great pace. We knew that Atalanta have three really qualified football players in front: Ilicic, Gomez, and Zapata. It was hard to play against them, but our defence, although not one hundred percent, coped with their task.
- Was it interesting to play against Ruslan Malynovskyi in the Champions League?
- I wouldn’t mention any particular interest ... As they say, there are no friends on the field. Today he had the opportunity to score, but, luckily, it did not work.
- How important is this victory strategically?
- There are not so many games in the group stage, and defeating Atalanta away is a good result. For this we came here - and achieved victory.
- It seemed that it was very difficult to mark Zapata ...
- Right, he is an athletic man, with great pace. We knew that Atalanta have three really qualified football players in front: Ilicic, Gomez, and Zapata. It was hard to play against them, but our defence, although not one hundred percent, coped with their task.
- Was it interesting to play against Ruslan Malynovskyi in the Champions League?
- I wouldn’t mention any particular interest ... As they say, there are no friends on the field. Today he had the opportunity to score, but, luckily, it did not work.
- How important is this victory strategically?
- There are not so many games in the group stage, and defeating Atalanta away is a good result. For this we came here - and achieved victory.