The Sumy team lost to the champion of Ukraine with a large score, but the players, according to the coach, gained invaluable experience
Head coach Victoria Anatoly Bessmertny commented on his team’s game against Shakhtar in the quarter finals Ukrainian Cup.
“First of all, I congratulate Shakhtar on a well-deserved victory. In the first half they had an advantage and outplayed us, in the second we improved and the game became more interesting. In some places the guys couldn’t cope with their nervousness, in others Shakhtar performed well. We lost, but I’m not ashamed of the team.”
“The guys tried, played the best they could, and understood what modern football offers. In not a single match did we have the intensity and pace that Shakhtar offered today, we didn’t cope with it, but we understand where we need to move in terms of working with the ball, intensity and speed of decision-making. The miner, under pressure, receives the ball and develops attacks, but we cannot do this against their background yet. For the players, this is science, school, they have something to improve on.”
“Ambitions in the championship? We want to take high places, but we are moving from game to game. Today we were not thinking about future opponents, but about Shakhtar. I think the players gave their all, and I’m glad that the guys felt the level of the team playing in the Champions League.”
“I thought that Shakhtar would rotate the squad, but the opponents replaced several players after the match with Barcelona, in the match with which they looked decent.”
Let us remind you that Victoria lost to the champion of Ukraine in the cup match with a score of 0:3.
In Group B of the First League, after 14 rounds, the Sumy team is in second place, with Metallurg in fifth place only three points behind. On November 5, Bessmertny’s team will meet with Poltava, which is desperately fighting for a place in the championship round.
Source: Sportarena
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