The sending-off changed the game
Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Press conference of Shakhtar head coach Marino Pusic after the Champions League match against PSV
– Why did everything go wrong after the red card? (espn.com)
– Yes, it was a great game at first, but everything went wrong after the red card – and that made me very angry. If you have one player less, it is tough. Our goalkeeper did a very good job, showed a great game, but then, when we conceded a goal from an impossible angle, I told my team that they should use the emotions of the stadium. But it also helped PSV. My players did everything they could, they fought until the end, but the sending-off is what changed the game.
– What did you think when the player was sent off? (espn.com)
– Well, of course, at first, everything was going well with our game, but I know that the match lasts a long time, and despite the fact that we have 10 footballers left on the field, we still have to keep playing. Yes, the opponent pressed constantly, especially from the wings – they are known for that, for good wing play. They are also a team that build their attacks from deep, and we should have found a balance. We prepared for that, trained and finally managed to score very good goals. There was a lot of space in the centre of the field, and I think that we also played very well in the middle of the match. And, in conclusion, I will say that it was a good game, but this red card… If I am asked about it again, there will be a lot of emotions. Of course, it is difficult.
– What was the plan for the match? Did you expect the game against PSV to be like this? (NOL)
– Of course we never know for sure in advance, but people do not know our team that well yet: we showed good game, and we demonstrated what we are capable of in the previous season, but now is not the time to talk about it. Maybe our team has players who are not very famous, but they show themselves in the game very well, you see that yourself. And I am always proud of them, because my players are trying very, very hard.
– I see your emotions regarding that red card… (NOL)
– I told my players that I am proud of them, that they tried and did everything they could. PSV are a high-level team, of course, and it is hard to constantly resist their attacks.
– How unfortunate is this defeat on a scale from 1 to 10? (ua.tribuna.com)
– 110.
– Dmytro Riznyk played very well. Can you say something about his performance? (ua.tribuna.com)
– I was impressed by the performance of all players, all of them. And I always tell my players: the team makes the players better individually, and not the other way around. And they were all very good.
– Yes, it was a great game at first, but everything went wrong after the red card – and that made me very angry. If you have one player less, it is tough. Our goalkeeper did a very good job, showed a great game, but then, when we conceded a goal from an impossible angle, I told my team that they should use the emotions of the stadium. But it also helped PSV. My players did everything they could, they fought until the end, but the sending-off is what changed the game.
– What did you think when the player was sent off? (espn.com)
– Well, of course, at first, everything was going well with our game, but I know that the match lasts a long time, and despite the fact that we have 10 footballers left on the field, we still have to keep playing. Yes, the opponent pressed constantly, especially from the wings – they are known for that, for good wing play. They are also a team that build their attacks from deep, and we should have found a balance. We prepared for that, trained and finally managed to score very good goals. There was a lot of space in the centre of the field, and I think that we also played very well in the middle of the match. And, in conclusion, I will say that it was a good game, but this red card… If I am asked about it again, there will be a lot of emotions. Of course, it is difficult.
– What was the plan for the match? Did you expect the game against PSV to be like this? (NOL)
– Of course we never know for sure in advance, but people do not know our team that well yet: we showed good game, and we demonstrated what we are capable of in the previous season, but now is not the time to talk about it. Maybe our team has players who are not very famous, but they show themselves in the game very well, you see that yourself. And I am always proud of them, because my players are trying very, very hard.
– I see your emotions regarding that red card… (NOL)
– I told my players that I am proud of them, that they tried and did everything they could. PSV are a high-level team, of course, and it is hard to constantly resist their attacks.
– How unfortunate is this defeat on a scale from 1 to 10? (ua.tribuna.com)
– 110.
– Dmytro Riznyk played very well. Can you say something about his performance? (ua.tribuna.com)
– I was impressed by the performance of all players, all of them. And I always tell my players: the team makes the players better individually, and not the other way around. And they were all very good.