I am satisfied with the team, but we deserved more
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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Press conference of head coach of Shakhtar Marino Pusic after the UPL match against Dynamo
– What can you say about the episode with the sending-off and have you already spoken with Kryskiv about that? (Tribuna.UA)
– Of course, sending-off affected the course of events in the match, unfortunately. Our team played an incredible game – in terms of both build-up and general pattern of play. To tell the truth, I could not watch the entire episode with the sending-off, so I will not say anything yet – I need to watch a replay of this episode more. However, as I have already emphasised, this episode with the sending-off completely changed the course of events in the match, but I am fully satisfied with the way my team showed themselves. And I am proud of my guys today – of how they performed with the full team and after sending-off, when we played 30 minutes in the minority, I am completely satisfied with the pattern of play and the way the team converted my ideas. Someone might say that we won one point playing away and that this is a good result, but no, I do not think that this is a good result, because we should have gotten more and deserved more. Unfortunately, in football you do not get what you deserve sometimes, so I am satisfied with my team, and we will keep on working.
– Today you did not make any changes in the starting line-up compared to the match against Arsenal. Don’t you think that the team lacked strength after sending-off? (Tribuna.UA)
– Did you watch the game? I think you did. We played great, really great. And I think that this will be my best answer to your question. Are the team able to play great if they are tired? And we also played wonderfully against Arsenal, in my opinion. So, no, we were not tired. We were fantastic. My players were fantastic. And that is why we fully dominated until the moment when we received a red card. Let me add something else. Your colleagues asked me about the further course of events in the title race, and I will say that we played only 10 matches, another 20 games are ahead, so it is too early to say that the fate of the title is decided. Yes, Dynamo are the favourites in this race – because the opponents have a six-point lead and because they are not that focused on the performances in the European arena. Maybe this is due to the logistical difficulties, maybe something else, but they have less worries like that. However, I can assure you that my team will fight for the title until the end. Yes, we are now six points behind, but it will not affect our mood in any way, we will catch up with them and beat them, while the championship continues.
– Of course, sending-off affected the course of events in the match, unfortunately. Our team played an incredible game – in terms of both build-up and general pattern of play. To tell the truth, I could not watch the entire episode with the sending-off, so I will not say anything yet – I need to watch a replay of this episode more. However, as I have already emphasised, this episode with the sending-off completely changed the course of events in the match, but I am fully satisfied with the way my team showed themselves. And I am proud of my guys today – of how they performed with the full team and after sending-off, when we played 30 minutes in the minority, I am completely satisfied with the pattern of play and the way the team converted my ideas. Someone might say that we won one point playing away and that this is a good result, but no, I do not think that this is a good result, because we should have gotten more and deserved more. Unfortunately, in football you do not get what you deserve sometimes, so I am satisfied with my team, and we will keep on working.
– Today you did not make any changes in the starting line-up compared to the match against Arsenal. Don’t you think that the team lacked strength after sending-off? (Tribuna.UA)
– Did you watch the game? I think you did. We played great, really great. And I think that this will be my best answer to your question. Are the team able to play great if they are tired? And we also played wonderfully against Arsenal, in my opinion. So, no, we were not tired. We were fantastic. My players were fantastic. And that is why we fully dominated until the moment when we received a red card. Let me add something else. Your colleagues asked me about the further course of events in the title race, and I will say that we played only 10 matches, another 20 games are ahead, so it is too early to say that the fate of the title is decided. Yes, Dynamo are the favourites in this race – because the opponents have a six-point lead and because they are not that focused on the performances in the European arena. Maybe this is due to the logistical difficulties, maybe something else, but they have less worries like that. However, I can assure you that my team will fight for the title until the end. Yes, we are now six points behind, but it will not affect our mood in any way, we will catch up with them and beat them, while the championship continues.