After Wednesday's open training session, Dynamo midfielder Oleksandr Karavayev spoke about the team's preparations for the away match against Oleksandriya and shared his opinion on the opponent:
Oleksandr Karavayev. Photo: fcdynamo.com- Of course, after the 1-1 draw at home with LNZ, we feel a little depressed, but we understand that this happens in football. We still have many games ahead of us, the main thing is to draw conclusions from this match, make adjustments and prepare for the next match. On Thursday, we will have a theoretical session where we will analyse the last game and prepare for Oleksandriya.
- Tell us what was the training session about? Did it seem to be emotional and in a good mood?
- Yes, that's right. Today's training helped to return positive emotions, we played a mini-tournament. It was necessary to raise our spirits so that we could switch from the last match to the next one faster. Only by working hard every day can we improve.
- Are you already thinking about your next opponent?
- Yes, we are already switching from the last match to the next one, we need to analyse it and forget about the draw, because it is history. Every next game is the most important, so we are preparing directly for Oleksandriya.
- What was your impression of the last match against Oleksandriya?
- The team looked very strong when Volodymyr Sharan was its coach, then the coach changed, the team was led by Yuriy Gura. Now Ruslan Rotan has become the head coach, and I like the way Oleksandriya have been playing all this time, the team has its own style. Sometimes they don't succeed, but we can see that this season they are confidently playing their game and sticking to the structure.
So I think it will be very difficult for us. But I like teams that want to play football and demonstrate their game, and not just think about achieving a result. So, I expect a very serious and interesting game, because, once again, our opponent plays very decent football.
- What will you try to improve in Dynamo's game to avoid the unpleasant surprise of losing points in the match against Oleksandriya, which was the case with LNZ?
- We will try to focus on our own game, on the realisation of chances and not repeat our mistakes, because we know that there were problems that need to be solved and avoided in the future. And above all, I would like to emphasise that it is implementation.
- Under Oleksandr Shovkovskyi's leadership, Dynamo has not lost a single match, is this a good trend?
- Yes, it is very good, because the result always comes first, especially for a team like Dynamo. Once the result is secured, you need to gradually improve your game, which is what we will do.
- In the remaining matches before the end of the championship, you can't allow any misfires?
- We have been talking about this for a long time. In the autumn, there was a period when we had a bigger gap with our rival, then it was reduced, then the points were equal. People always say that we cannot make mistakes, that we need to win every match. We understand all this. We will go out on the pitch and do our job. We go to every game to win. But this is football, anything can happen.
