Dnipro 1 midfielder Oleksandr Pikhalenok has assessed his team's performance in the first part of the current Ukrainian championship.
Alexander Pikhalenok"I believe that after Yuriy Maksimov came to the team we had a good period. We won a lot of matches. We can say we came out of the crisis, we are fighting for the highest places. We should be in the top three at the end of the season.
Two matches not won ("Dnipro-1" - "Vorskla" - 1:2, "Polesie" - "Dnipro-1" - 1:1 - editor's note)? I do not think that these are signs of crisis. Indeed, it was impossible to lose at home to Vorskla. It was very disappointing. In the match with "Polesie" we could have won, but there were "swings".
What are Maksimov's working principles? He puts a lot of emphasis on the ball selection, high pressing. When he came, he first relaxed the guys, but now he keeps them toned up, - said Pikhalenok.
