We missed a lot of chances
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Press conference of head coach of Shakhtar Marino Pusic after the UPL match against Karpaty
– Mister, Dynamo lost points today, and you could have taken advantage of it. What did not work out, because Shakhtar could not win for the second match in a row? (ua.tribuna.com)
– We missed a lot of chances to catch up with our opponents again. And when you miss so many chances, it is not a coincidence anymore, it is a pattern. It means that we, like today, playing good football, creating a lot of opportunities, are not able to score goals at important moments. And the only thing I can argue with my team about is the lack of goals. When you as a team miss this kind of opportunities to catch up with your opponents again in the title race, then actually, my conclusion is that we are not good enough to win the title this year. We have to be honest. And then we need to focus on getting second place or something else. But it is a fact, it is just the way it is. I can say very nice things about everything now, about opportunities, I can be positive, as I am, but the fact is that we are just missing such opportunities, and this is not a coincidence. So we are not good enough to win the title at the moment. Actually, this is the story of the whole season, and, unfortunately, these are my conclusions after today’s match.
– We missed a lot of chances to catch up with our opponents again. And when you miss so many chances, it is not a coincidence anymore, it is a pattern. It means that we, like today, playing good football, creating a lot of opportunities, are not able to score goals at important moments. And the only thing I can argue with my team about is the lack of goals. When you as a team miss this kind of opportunities to catch up with your opponents again in the title race, then actually, my conclusion is that we are not good enough to win the title this year. We have to be honest. And then we need to focus on getting second place or something else. But it is a fact, it is just the way it is. I can say very nice things about everything now, about opportunities, I can be positive, as I am, but the fact is that we are just missing such opportunities, and this is not a coincidence. So we are not good enough to win the title at the moment. Actually, this is the story of the whole season, and, unfortunately, these are my conclusions after today’s match.