Dynamo U-19 Kyivcoach Ihor Kostiuk commented on his team's victory over Chornomorets.
Ihor Kostiuk (photo: fcdynamo.com)- Ihor Volodymyrovych, during today's game you made many changes, both personnel, having made a triple substitution during the break, and tactical , having rebuilt the team into a two-forward formation. Were they planned or caused by the course of the game?
- During the game, we had to rebuild because our players lacked enthusiasm and a certain spark. This emotional state affected their actions. The game turned out to be somehow crumpled. You can't go into a game with that kind of attitude, which is what I told the guys in the dressing room after the match.
- Was there some kind of lack of attitude, underestimation of the opponents, given their tournament position?
- Rather, the problem was not in the attitude, but in the fact that the players relied on some of their partners, but not each on himself. We were given players from the first team to give them game practice. It seems that this had a certain impact on the emotional state. When the players went on the pitch, they hoped that someone would do everything for them.
- Perhaps for the first time, Zorenko and Horbach played together as centre forwards at the same time. Later you did replace Horbach, what was the reason for that? And how would you rate this tandem of forwards?
- It was not the first time we played with two strikers. Quite often we use a similar scheme, putting Kremchanin in the centre of the attack. The way our forwards played in attack today leaves much to be desired. This was also due to the substitution. We missed a penalty and several other chances. For some reason, there was no freshness, even though Horbach had missed the previous matches. Zorenko had a bigger workload. I believe that at least one half both Zorenko and Horbach should play at their best, with much more aggression and bring more value to the team.
- When the referee awarded the penalty, there was a pause because of a substitution in the Chornomorets line-up. Perhaps this prevented Horbach from concentrating and taking the penalty, knocked him out of his stride?
- It was his sodium intake for the game that knocked him out of shape, not this pause. He interpreted certain moments in his own way and played not in favour of the team, but acted individually.
- By failing to convert their chances, Dynamo could have conceded at the very end of the game Should I praise Denys Ihnatenko for his save after the free kick?
- Yes, this is football. If you don't score, they can score on you. It's good that it ended like that, we got three points. Now we will rebuild, especially emotionally.
