The mentor asks the players to listen to his assessments, not press comments
Main coach Dynamo Mircea Lucescu believes that the reason for the team’s decline in results was a psychological blow after being eliminated in the playoffs of qualification Champions League.
“I asked the players to start from scratch, forgetting about the European Cup games and all the difficulties. We have a strong group in the Europa League: Fenerbahce are in first place in the championship, Rennes are fighting for second position. But we are professionals, and we must return to the game that we showed, because they expect results and a good game from us. Therefore, I asked the guys to step over the problems and look different today.”
“We had mistakes related to logistics: it was probably better to stay in Lodz and continue training there in order to move less. We played on equal terms in the lost match with Benfica – now this team is demonstrating a very high level and crushing everyone in the championship. We believed that we could beat Benfica in the Champions League qualification and this defeat blew us away. I think that our decline was largely due to the relegation from the Champions League.
“I would like to hope that the difficulties will be left behind. We looked good in all games, controlled the ball. But what kind of “gifts” we made to rivals in the Europa League only added to the negative. The mistakes made hit the team psychologically, led to a lack of concentration in game moments. It’s hard to cope when you’re waiting for support and help, and all you get is criticism. I asked the players to listen to my assessments, not to the assessments of the press.
Dynamo defeated Kryvbas in the 10th round of the UPL (3:1). Lucescu’s wards broke a four-match streak without victories in the Ukrainian Championship and the Europa League.
In the next match, Dynamo will meet with Fenerbahce in the last round of the Europa League on November 3. In the UPL, the Kievans will play against Chornomorets on November 6.
Source: Sportarena
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