Everyone forgot about fatigue and were motivated to the maximum
Sunday, March 12, 2023
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Shakhtar midfielder Heorhii Sudakov shared his impressions of the victorious match against Kryvbas (3-0)
– Heorhii, congratulations on the victory and the scored goal! Despite the fatigue, the team looked very good. How difficult was the match?
– Probably, it was a very difficult match until the goal, but we played perfectly. Everyone forgot about fatigue, were motivated to the maximum and understood that in case of victory, we take the first place – our place, where we should always be. I think today's result was as natural as possible.
– How did the head coach motivate you for this match?
– I do not think we even needed to be motivated – everyone knew what kind of match it was. First of all, for three points in the championship. Dnipro-1 lost to Dynamo, and we understood that we only needed a victory. After we travelled a rather difficult path, it was especially important to adjust psychologically in order to win. And so it happened: we came on, gave 100 percent – and this is the result.
– You scored a very cool goal. Did you practise it during training session?
– Yes, of course, I practised at the training camp in Turkey. And now we have almost no training sessions, only recovery, so it is hard to work on it. But I always kept such shots in mind and I hope that there will be more such goals.
– Dnipro-1 lost to Dynamo. Is the fight for the title becoming more interesting now?
– Yes of course. But, as I said, we are in the first place – where we should be. Now it will be much easier to play: when you are in the first place, and others are already behind you, when you do not have to catch up with anyone. Let them catch up with us now, and the main thing for us is not to lose our points. And I hope that everything will be resolved in the battle.
– The team have a difficult road and a very important match against Feyenoord ahead again. What are the expectations for the game in Rotterdam?
– Now it is very difficult to talk about it. We will probably arrive tomorrow and get ready for Feyenoord. It will be necessary to recover well, because today was hard. But we understand that the away match against Feyenoord will be ten times more difficult, so first of all, we should recover – psychologically and physically.
– Probably, it was a very difficult match until the goal, but we played perfectly. Everyone forgot about fatigue, were motivated to the maximum and understood that in case of victory, we take the first place – our place, where we should always be. I think today's result was as natural as possible.
– How did the head coach motivate you for this match?
– I do not think we even needed to be motivated – everyone knew what kind of match it was. First of all, for three points in the championship. Dnipro-1 lost to Dynamo, and we understood that we only needed a victory. After we travelled a rather difficult path, it was especially important to adjust psychologically in order to win. And so it happened: we came on, gave 100 percent – and this is the result.
– You scored a very cool goal. Did you practise it during training session?
– Yes, of course, I practised at the training camp in Turkey. And now we have almost no training sessions, only recovery, so it is hard to work on it. But I always kept such shots in mind and I hope that there will be more such goals.
– Dnipro-1 lost to Dynamo. Is the fight for the title becoming more interesting now?
– Yes of course. But, as I said, we are in the first place – where we should be. Now it will be much easier to play: when you are in the first place, and others are already behind you, when you do not have to catch up with anyone. Let them catch up with us now, and the main thing for us is not to lose our points. And I hope that everything will be resolved in the battle.
– The team have a difficult road and a very important match against Feyenoord ahead again. What are the expectations for the game in Rotterdam?
– Now it is very difficult to talk about it. We will probably arrive tomorrow and get ready for Feyenoord. It will be necessary to recover well, because today was hard. But we understand that the away match against Feyenoord will be ten times more difficult, so first of all, we should recover – psychologically and physically.