The Kiev coach believes that the team should have played more confidently and finished the game calmer
Head coach of Kyiv Dynamo Alexander Shovkovsky commented on the unsuccessful result against Veresa (1:1) in the 20th round match Ukrainian Premier League.
“It’s unpleasant to lose points in the last seconds of the match. Today I saw from our players a desire that was not what I expected. Unfortunately, we did not bring this game to victory, although we released the defenders at the end of the meeting, realizing that the opponent would organize an attack on our goal and would burden our defense. We should have finished this game calmer, but as it was.”
“The whole team wins, loses and draws, so I won’t say anything about individuals. Today we didn’t have a big bench and not much could be changed in the middle of the field. Brazhko was disqualified, Yarmolenko was reinstated, Buyalsky could not play, Tsarenko and Supryaga dropped out. Therefore we were limited in choice. But the players who played today are in the team, we have our own identity.”
“We have to play with more confidence. At the beginning of the second half, we controlled the ball, then for some reason we gave the initiative to the opponent and gave Veres the opportunity to feel more relaxed. Returning to the substitutions, I will say that some may be successful, some may be unsuccessful. Unfortunately, what happened happened in the last minutes.”
“I haven’t watched the penalty moment yet, so I can’t comment on this episode.”
“I think there is not a single coach who would give instructions to let them pass first. We understood everything and told the players. But I want to say frankly that today we were not like ourselves, so the result is natural.”
Let us remind you that today Dynamo, under extremely dramatic circumstances, lost the victory on the field of the penultimate team of the championship. The Kiev team took the lead from the very beginning of the meeting, but in stoppage time they received a penalty in their own goal, which was awarded through VAR. The culprit of the episode was Benito, who came on as a substitute.
Shovkovsky’s team did not win the championship for the first time in seven matches and remained in fourth place in the table. Dynamo is three points behind Dnepr-1, having played two fewer games. In the next round, on March 12, the White-Blues will host Zarya.
Source: Sportarena
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