Aleksandar Stanojevic, the head coach of Belgrade Partizan Aleksandar Stanojevic, commented on the defeat of his team from Dynamo Kyiv (2:6) in the first match of the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League, which took place yesterday in Lublin.
Aleksandar Stanojevic"An absolutely disappointing result. In every sense. We conceded goals very easily. It happened due to the fact that Dynamo players acted at completely different speeds than we did.
Congratulations to Dynamo. This team showed today how much higher they are than us in terms of level - both in speed and in all elements of the game. This is an indicator of where we are in relation to the Champions League. We are still far away from this level.
The first half was equal. Yes, Dynamo controlled the game, but we managed to open the score. And then we conceded three goals in five minutes. This does not happen with serious teams. It completely turned the game, broke it. It was a shock for us.
At halftime we told the guys to stay in the game, try to score a goal. And they did. But with this rhythm, this speed Dynamo simply tormented us - we could not withstand the level of our opponent.
This level of competition requires more powerful, more athletic players, faster than what we have now. The speed of play and decision-making on the part of Dynamo players was much faster than ours. That's the difference between the two teams.
There is nothing left for us but to try to correct some things and continue working. But in general, if we want to match the competition at this level, we need to change something. And definitely strengthen a number of positions," said Stanojevic at the post-match press conference.
