“The midfielder of Kyiv Dynamo commented on the victory over Shakhtar in the Cup of Ukraine”, — write: sport.ua
– Why was it replaced? There was discomfort and after the first half it was simply so great that I could not continue. They decided to replace me.
– How can you comment on the first half of the half, because it seemed that Dynamo did not control the course of the match at all. Do you agree or not?
– Well, yes, to some extent. How not to agree here. Basically, we didn’t have any moments. We couldn’t somehow find our game. Plus, Shakhtar started somewhat more confidently. But then in the second half they changed a lot. They pointed out our mistakes, analyzed some points and it became much better.
– At the expense of what did “Dynamo” achieve the result, in your opinion?
– I think that they started to play bolder and really started to push. Confidence appeared somewhere, and on the contrary, it disappeared from Shakhtar. I think that psychologically it may have affected something.
– Do you agree with the thesis that “Dynamo” is now the undisputed favorite of the Cup of Ukraine?
– No, of course, all the teams that remain in the tournament have the right to win, so it is a very big mistake to think so. We just go from game to game, then the next opponent will come. And this will be no different. We will tune in the same way as Shakhtar.
– What else will happen in the locker room?
– Of course, good emotions, positive emotions, but everyone understands that we have the next game with the same opponent. We will prepare.
– Do you think physical form was a key factor in the second half when Shakhtar was a little tired after the first 45 minutes?
– Why do you think that this is a physical form? It’s a psychological moment, I can’t talk about it.
– A complicated schedule…
– Well, both Shakhtar and us have such a complicated schedule. We have the same schedule.
– Are you in better physical shape? Did it play into your hands?
– I wouldn’t say so. Why did they look better in the first half? You understand that this is such a moment, you can’t talk about physical form, there are some psychological and tactical moments.
Daniel Kyriaka, Sport.ua, Kyiv