Important step to get into the top six
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Head coach of Shakhtar women’s team Roman Zaiev about the victory over Polissia, results and future plans
– Congratulations on the victory! How important was the match given the tournament standings?
– For Polissia this meeting may have been one of the few chances when the team could qualify for the top six in case of a positive result, and we understood that, preparing the players accordingly to avoid underestimating the opponent. Despite the fact that Polissia do not have a lot of points, throughout the season, the opponents did not fail a single game and showed themselves as a team with good players and promising future. The result of the meeting is very positive for us, and I thank the girls for full understanding and responsibility with which they approached this game.
– After winning, Shakhtar are one step away from the top six according to the results of the autumn part of the competition.
– First of all, I want to emphasise that we are Shakhtar, the club that always sets maximum tasks for itself, so getting into the top six is only an intermediate stage on the way to achieving other goals. Of course, we took an important step to get into the top six according to the results of the autumn part of the competition, but this is the minimum goal for the season. We will decide the main goals in the spring.
– The start of the season was pretty difficult, however, the recent results add optimism. Can we assume that Shakhtar found the necessary pattern of play?
– Many factors affected the result of the first matches of the season, including a tough calendar, line-up updates, and general nervousness, due to which some game elements did not work properly, it was hard to score goals. It is clear that we have been working on that by talking to the girls, prepared the team for the fact that we need to get through this period and that we will succeed with proper attitude. I hope that the crisis we faced at the beginning of the season is over and future matches will show this.
– A two-week international break is ahead. Please tell us about the future plans for this period.
– The team will have three days of rest, after which they will start preparation for an important match against Metalist 1925.
– For Polissia this meeting may have been one of the few chances when the team could qualify for the top six in case of a positive result, and we understood that, preparing the players accordingly to avoid underestimating the opponent. Despite the fact that Polissia do not have a lot of points, throughout the season, the opponents did not fail a single game and showed themselves as a team with good players and promising future. The result of the meeting is very positive for us, and I thank the girls for full understanding and responsibility with which they approached this game.
– After winning, Shakhtar are one step away from the top six according to the results of the autumn part of the competition.
– First of all, I want to emphasise that we are Shakhtar, the club that always sets maximum tasks for itself, so getting into the top six is only an intermediate stage on the way to achieving other goals. Of course, we took an important step to get into the top six according to the results of the autumn part of the competition, but this is the minimum goal for the season. We will decide the main goals in the spring.
– The start of the season was pretty difficult, however, the recent results add optimism. Can we assume that Shakhtar found the necessary pattern of play?
– Many factors affected the result of the first matches of the season, including a tough calendar, line-up updates, and general nervousness, due to which some game elements did not work properly, it was hard to score goals. It is clear that we have been working on that by talking to the girls, prepared the team for the fact that we need to get through this period and that we will succeed with proper attitude. I hope that the crisis we faced at the beginning of the season is over and future matches will show this.
– A two-week international break is ahead. Please tell us about the future plans for this period.
– The team will have three days of rest, after which they will start preparation for an important match against Metalist 1925.