Head coach of Polish "Zaglembe" from Sosnowiec Aleksandr Khatskiewicz commented on his high-profile decision to allow the team's players to choose their own tactics for the recent match with "Katowice"(0:4) in the next round of the first league of Poland.
Aleksandr Khatskiewicz"I read in the media that it was not me who chose the line-up for the match. But it was me who chose it. We had two plans for this game, the team was tactically prepared. And before the match I locked the players in the changing room for 3-4 minutes so they could just work out the details (how to press, where to approach the opponent on the pitch, etc.).
This is a normal practice in Europe, especially before a derby type match. Valeriy Lobanovsky did the same with us in the Champions League matches against Barcelona and Real Madrid, which we eventually won. Coaches do this when they are confident in their players and trust them with their team.
Players have to show cohesion and take responsibility for the game. And I saw that in the match, so before the first training session after that game I praised the guys for that, for the fact that each of them fought for their teammate. The red card disrupted the match plan, but it did not break the team," Polish journalist Piotr Slonka tweeted Khatskiewicz's words.
