Kharkiv club also plans to strengthen the squad
Peritsa Ognenovichacting head coach Metalistaspoke about the tasks of the team for the second part of the season and a possible strengthening in the winter.
“We are looking at some players. The same Matkobozhik, Nikolishin and Ugochukve are already on view, a decision on them will be made at the final stage of the training camp.”
“I think there will be an increase. But now I’m still looking at those players who are in Metalist, in which position each of them can be most useful.
“The task is to move up a few positions compared to where Metalist finished the first part of the season. We need to play fast attacking football, be more specific when converting scoring chances.”
“Now there is a lot of density in the standings. You can both climb to the European Cup places, and end up in the danger zone. As a coach, I want to give the team a good game and get as high as possible in the table.”
Recall that Metalist appointed Serbian specialist Peritsa Ognenovich and. O. team head coach. Former acting Head coach Oleg Ratiy will also remain on the team’s coaching staff.
Now Metalist is at a training camp in Turkey. In the last sparring, Kharkiv team tied with Torpedo Kutaisi (0:0). Earlier, Ognenovich’s wards lost to the Polish GKS Katowice (0:1), the Sofia Lokomotiv (0:1) and the Bosnian Tuzla City (0:1).
Under the leadership of Ratiy, the Kharkiv team scored 16 points in 15 matches and are in 11th place in the UPL. The championship of Ukraine will resume in March.
Source: Sportarena
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