The head coach of "Rukh", Vitaliy Ponomariov, shared his thoughts on the upcoming confrontation with "Dynamo" in the Ukrainian Cup.
Vitaliy Ponomariov (photo: fcruhlviv.com)“In the championship, you can always fix the situation, while in the cup match everything is decided in one game — the team either advances or is eliminated. From a psychological point of view, this match will be tougher for us than in the UPL.
We analyzed the game against "Dynamo" and understand that not everything went well for us in that match. "Dynamo" has many players with a high level of individual skill, and this played a role in the previous result. It was difficult for us, but I think we will prepare well for the cup match and show a better game.
Of course, "Rukh" will play solely for victory. It is not correct to compare the two-match confrontation with "Dynamo" to the two-match confrontation with "Karpaty", when in the championship we lost, and in the Ukrainian Cup we took revenge. After all, these are two different teams. However, we will not depart from our playing principles and will try to play the football that "Rukh" promotes,” cites Ponomariov on the official website of "Rukh".
