Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Anton Tsarenko shared his impressions of the 5-1 sparring match with Pakhtakor and spoke about the training camp in Turkey in general.
Антон Царенко (фото: fcdynamo.com)- More than a week of Turkish training camp is behind us. How are you feeling?
- We started working in Kyiv, we had a weekly cycle, gaining physical condition, running more. Then we arrived here and started working more with the balls, tactically, to get up to game condition. We have already had three sparring matches and I think we are moving in the right direction.
- In the sparring match with Pakhtakor, we finally won. Was it important from a psychological point of view, or do you not pay attention to the results at all during training camps?
- "Dynamo sets itself the task of winning every game, but the training camp is aimed at getting game practice and gaining conditioning before the start of the season.
- Yesterday you scored a goal...
- At the start of the second half, we immediately took the initiative, had a very good attack and managed to score. We work out these combinations in training. This time it was me who managed to score, but the whole team deserves credit.
- Today's training session was more restorative in nature - there were a lot of fun game exercises that the players performed with passion. I guess the players like that...
- Yes, of course, such exercises should always be part of the training process, positive emotions should always accompany training camps.
- The players play a lot of tennisball. What skills do they develop in this game?
- Probably technical ones, just like in the game when you need to hit a small goal. There are also emotions involved.
- You play a lot with your head during training, score goals. Are you developing this skill as well?
- When Oleksandr Volodymyrovych took over the team, he started giving various exercises so that the players could be useful to the team both from the bottom and the top. You need to fight for every ball on every part of the pitch.
- The team works a lot on standard positions, corner kicks, which are mostly taken by you. Is this something new for you, have you become their regular performer?
- At the Academy, I also took set pieces, free kicks and corner kicks. Now, Oleksandr Volodymyrovych also tells me how to do it better, in which area, and it really helps.
