On Friday, April 14, in the match of the 21st round of the Ukrainian Championship, Dynamo Kyiv played Rukh in Lviv with a score of 1:1. Your attention is the post-match press conference of the head coaches of the teams.
Mircea LucescuMircea LUCHESCU, Dynamo head coach:
— How are you feeling? How is your health?
- The question is not how I feel, the conversation is not about that. As I said, I need to have an operation for coxarthrosis. We will discuss this with the president and see what happens next. The problem is that I will have to perform this operation, I cannot and do not want to continue working with severe pain. But now it doesn't matter, the main thing is the match and what happened on the football field today.
It was a very good match between the two teams. Rukh had more self-confidence, they played a strong and aggressive match. Unfortunately, the referee allowed this, and our players immediately received two yellow cards for nothing. The same thing happened in the match with Ingulets - the referee did not influence the situation in any way. This time the opponent also did unpleasant things, in this respect it was difficult. But this is not an excuse, I repeat, it turned out to be a very good match, Rukh deserved this draw.
This year, our team is in the process of restructuring, we have lost many players, and I would like to know who we will play next season - who is at the level of Dynamo, who is not. And what young players will be able to reach this level, because Dynamo is an international brand. I repeat, we lost 11 performers, and the players who were then in the reserve, now, when we ask them to help, are not always 100% ready.
Rukh is a good team, I don't understand why they are so low in the standings, because they show a strong game. We met with FC "Lviv", "Minaem", but "Rukh" is better than both of these teams, and also than "Ingulets". I was amazed by this opponent, their desire to win and not lose. They used good pressure and, again, they deserved this draw.
They have a good feature - to work effectively with young players. I think they have the potential to go higher.
— Are you satisfied with the way the replacement players acted? I heard how Sidorchuk prompted Garmash that he needed to play faster.
- You need to think about your qualities, because it is difficult to continue in the same spirit further. He has to train more than others because when you are 32 you have to be better prepared than 19 year old football players.
Vitaly PonomarevVitaly PONOMAREV, Rukh head coach:
- They were not afraid to play football, today's match showed that not everything, but a lot, the guys managed. The psychological factor is very important in the game - we have a lot of young football players, and the tournament position puts a lot of pressure on them. They have never been in similar situations and it will be a great experience for them if they manage these difficulties. The match against Dynamo showed that you can play with any team, show your football, and not be afraid.
— Rukh created several dangerous chances. What was missing to snatch victory?
- Each goal scored is an individual skill of a football player. Klimchuk did a lot of work, including rough work, so fatigue may have affected some episodes. In general, I am pleased with how the guys played the match.
— What about Didyk?
- He got injured during the warm-up. I started the game, but they immediately changed it. It is not yet known what he has, let's see if he can prepare for the next fight.
— After you became the head coach, the team scored the first goal and won the second point. Can you predict what will happen next?
— We want to play good aggressive football. Of course, this takes time, but we don't have it, because you need to score points in order to complete the main task - to stay in the Premier League. But at the same time, I am convinced that this team has a great future, and if everything succeeds, then in a year or two it will be able to fight for getting into the European Cups.
