We feel disappointed after such matches
Sunday, December 1, 2024
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Press conference of Shakhtar head coach Marino Pusic after the UPL match against Rukh
– Marino, how to pull the guys together psychologically after such two matches? Especially after Dynamo lost points today, there was a chance to catch up with the leaders of the league, but you conceded an unnecessary goal in the last minutes again. How to bring the dressing room together, how to encourage the team despite all these flights, etc.? (Zdorove misto – Lviv portal)
– It is important to feel disappointed in such moments. If we do not feel disappointed after results like today and in matches where we lose the lead in the last minutes in general, we will not learn the necessary lessons. Of course I am happy with the way the team played – we could have converted our chances better and won the match much earlier. But it is also about the need to be able to defend such a result as 1-0. Unfortunately, we failed to do that today. As I emphasised, we should feel disappointed. And we really do today. New games are ahead, so we will prepare for them and learn a lesson from this.
– It feels like Shakhtar lack concentration in the last minutes of the match – I mean the match against PSV and today’s game. What do you associate it with as a coach, how do you see this problem? Is it really the lack of concentration or something else? (ProFootball)
– To answer this question, it is important to understand that we have a combination of several factors. We do not consider the match against PSV – we leave it behind, because this is another tournament, and we played with ten people there. Speaking of today’s game, in some moments we lacked sharpness, originality and understanding of importance of today’s match and today’s victory specifically. Of course, as I said already, when it comes to such a result as 1-0, it leaves room for the opponent to manoeuver and fight back. We lacked this sharpness, determination and urgency in the game in the last minutes. So, yes, I agree with you, maybe the lack of concentration takes its toll somewhere, which we will certainly work on.
– Mister, are you satisfied with your team’s ball control today, considering that Rukh made interceptions several times due to your spontaneous loss of possession? (Kamp-sport.com)
– I think that we played a very good first half, including in terms of our ball possession. Of course, it was a bit more difficult to break their block, because the opponent played with quite a few players behind. It also put extra pressure on us. To answer your question, yes, they managed to regain the ball several times, but such interceptions did not lead to any extremely intense moments from our opponent. So, I will emphasise again that 1-0 is a result that you need to know how to defend sometimes. Unfortunately, we did not manage to do that today, so, it is what it is.
– It is important to feel disappointed in such moments. If we do not feel disappointed after results like today and in matches where we lose the lead in the last minutes in general, we will not learn the necessary lessons. Of course I am happy with the way the team played – we could have converted our chances better and won the match much earlier. But it is also about the need to be able to defend such a result as 1-0. Unfortunately, we failed to do that today. As I emphasised, we should feel disappointed. And we really do today. New games are ahead, so we will prepare for them and learn a lesson from this.
– It feels like Shakhtar lack concentration in the last minutes of the match – I mean the match against PSV and today’s game. What do you associate it with as a coach, how do you see this problem? Is it really the lack of concentration or something else? (ProFootball)
– To answer this question, it is important to understand that we have a combination of several factors. We do not consider the match against PSV – we leave it behind, because this is another tournament, and we played with ten people there. Speaking of today’s game, in some moments we lacked sharpness, originality and understanding of importance of today’s match and today’s victory specifically. Of course, as I said already, when it comes to such a result as 1-0, it leaves room for the opponent to manoeuver and fight back. We lacked this sharpness, determination and urgency in the game in the last minutes. So, yes, I agree with you, maybe the lack of concentration takes its toll somewhere, which we will certainly work on.
– Mister, are you satisfied with your team’s ball control today, considering that Rukh made interceptions several times due to your spontaneous loss of possession? (Kamp-sport.com)
– I think that we played a very good first half, including in terms of our ball possession. Of course, it was a bit more difficult to break their block, because the opponent played with quite a few players behind. It also put extra pressure on us. To answer your question, yes, they managed to regain the ball several times, but such interceptions did not lead to any extremely intense moments from our opponent. So, I will emphasise again that 1-0 is a result that you need to know how to defend sometimes. Unfortunately, we did not manage to do that today, so, it is what it is.