The Kharkov team’s coach is pleased that his team managed to bounce back in a difficult situation
Head coach Metalist 1925 Victor Skripnik analyzed the match against LNZ (1:1) and shared some tactical nuances.
“When you lose, but in the end you don’t lose, positive emotions remain. When you lead but lose the victory, you go to the locker room sad. We really wanted and hoped for a positive result; we played as a diamond for the first time today. I liked the first half hour of the game, but in general, not everything works out yet. We start from the opponent and choose tactics for the game; today we decided to play in a diamond formation and, as for the first time, we looked very good. We weren’t a team that kicks the ball away, we played football, but the opponent tried to do the same.”
“It’s very difficult to play against an opponent who is confident and has a certain margin in the standings. They play freely and don’t have the headaches we have. Congratulated the guys who broke their losing streak. Unfortunately, we didn’t win, but there are still matches ahead and I hope everything will be fine for us.”
“I told the team that they were great. We didn’t give up after conceding a goal, we wanted to and moved forward. But this was not enough for us to win. You need to have a margin of safety, but here we scored against Dynamo and got scared and started playing on defense. Although we demanded something different from them, although this is Dynamo, you can play with everyone and win everyone. However, I understand that everything takes time, and we don’t have it. In two months we will count where we will be. But when the players’ eyes light up, I hope everything will be fine.”
Let us remind you that the match of the 20th round of the UPL went for a long time without scoring goals, and towards the end of the meeting, the Kharkiv team and their opponents exchanged goals from the penalty spot. Sergei Rybalka put the guests ahead, and Vladlen Yurchenko scored a draw for Skripnik’s team.
Metalist 1925 played the third official match under the leadership of Skripnik and for the first time managed not to lose. At the same time, the Kharkiv team broke a seven-game losing streak.
Metalist 1925 with 16 points after 20 matches occupies 13th place in the standings (zone of transition matches). In the next round, the Kharkov team will host Rukh.
Source: Sportarena
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