Dynamo U-19 head coach Ihor Kostiuk commented on his team's1-0 victory over Metalist U-19.
Ihor Kostiuk (photo: fcdynamo.com)- Many players in our team missed this match, so when we formed the squad for the game, we proceeded from the personnel situation. In previous matches, Yatsyk played in the centre of the pitch. It was good to have Malysh today, he gives a lot to our team in the support area. Vasilets and Boychenko did not play in the previous matches, which affected our performance. But we won, three points is the main thing. In the end, we had no fresh players in the middle of the pitch, so we released Syzonyuk to cement it. Accordingly, the entire structure in the middle broke down in order to take the ball away and rebuild.
- Did Zorenko do his job?
- As you can see, we made changes and moved Kremchanin forward, because he played well in this position in the game against Shakhtar. Accordingly, we put Zorenko on the wing, as he also has experience of playing in this position. When he scored a goal, he ran to where he needed to go, closed his area and scored an empty net goal. This is the structure we require from our players. He did well to play to the end and score the goal.
- It seemed that those players who played less during the season did not have enough conditioning for the whole match. Are training sessions alone not enough to keep your tone?
- You understand that the game tone and the training tone are different things. That's why we want the players to have more game practice - to always be in the game tone.
- Did Metalist point out any problems that need to be worked on?
- Yes, we did not play to our full potential today and let our opponents show their strengths. When we were preparing for the game, we knew that this opponent plays well in the transition phases. And we failed a little in the middle of the field, did not have time to rebuild, and allowed the opponent to accelerate their attacks.
- What is the reason for Yatsyk's absence - is he involved in the main team?
- Yatsyk has an ankle injury, so he didn't help us today and won't help the first team tomorrow. I think that young players who are already involved in the first team should play for the youth team to keep their game in good shape. For example, like Malysh, who plays for us, maintaining the game tone, while at any time he can be useful for the first team.
- This is the second game the Kremian has played as a centre forward. After returning to Horbach's side, will Kremchanin return to the wing or will these players compete for the wing position?
- It will depend on the way the opponent plays and the condition of both players.
- Dynamo scored a goal when they were outnumbered. At that moment, Vasylets went over the line. Did you surprise your opponent, who didn't have time to adjust?
- We managed the ball well, played aggressively in the end, Salenko successfully entered the area and shot, and Zorenko ran and hit the empty net.
- In the first half, in a similar episode, Kremchanin failed to reach the far post...
- Kremchanin didn't get there, Matkevych didn't get there, Zorenko didn't hit it, and Malysh didn't make his chance in the second half. But there were moments at our goal. This is football, whoever scores wins.
- Metalist U-19 is one of the teams whose players are two or three years younger. Is it easier to compete with such teams or do they, on the contrary, act with more dedication?
- This is a normal practice. Our players born in 2006 also play in the U-19 championship, for Zorya. If the players are good and the team is well-coordinated, you can feel it on the pitch. It is nice to play with such opponents who show a meaningful game.
