Dynamo U-19 defender Oleksiy Gusev commented on the 6-0 victory over LNZ U-19, in which he contributed to a double.
- Oleksii, congratulations on your first double in the U-19 Championship! Did you make doubles at the children's level? What are your emotions after the game?
- Thank you! Yes, in general, this is not the first double in my career, but the first at the U-19 level. Emotions are only positive, we are working for the result. In fact, it doesn't matter who puts an end to the attack by scoring a goal, because the whole team is working on it.
- You scored the second goal when you were in an unusual position on the opposite flank. Was it an acted episode or a spontaneous one?
- This episode arose spontaneously. I saw that Vlad Kalin was moving well from his left flank to the centre, and he had a free zone behind him. And he rolled the ball to me very well, gave me a very good pass?
- Did you expect such a hidden heel pass?
- Yes, I was hoping for just such a pass, because I saw that he turned his whole body towards the penalty area, so he could not have passed it otherwise. We felt each other well, and everything worked out well.
- Did the fact that today's opponent is a registered outsider affect your mood for the game?
- Not at all, because we have full concentration for every game. The way to the championship is through the mood for each game as if it were the final.
- And after the quick two goals, didn't you have a desire to save your strength, to slow down?
- I don't know, in my opinion, we just didn't have a very good first half. It's good that we scored two goals. And in the second half, we became more attentive to the moments, to the game, and brought it to a conclusion.
- With seven goals, you are the highest scoring defender in the U-19 Championship. Do you think you would have done well in a more attacking position on the pitch?
- The coaching staff thinks about the players' positions on the field, it's their business. I don't get attached to any particular position, I try to threaten the goal from wherever possible and use every moment one hundred per cent.
- After the last round, Dynamo took the lead in the championship race, now with the points lost. Does leadership give you confidence or does it put pressure on you morally?
- I think it hasn't affected our confidence in any way. Once again, the main thing for us is full concentration in every match. We have a specific goal - to become champions this season. And we are moving towards it.