The head coach of Zhytomyr’s «Polissya», Ruslan Rotan, commented on his team’s defeat to Lviv’s «Rukh» (0:3) in yesterday’s 1/16 final match of the Ukrainian Cup.
Ruslan Rotan«Everything probably went wrong even before the match — this, first of all, is about our mindset. The fact that we lost to "Rukh» in terms of attitude is 100%.
We need to react to our mistakes, to switch quickly during transitional moments, and engage in ball recovery right near the ball. Unfortunately, we were not aggressive at all in this aspect today, which is why we allowed counterattacks that gave «Rukh» the result. This is indeed a major problem, but it is a consequence of our mindset, 100%.
Today, unfortunately, I hardly recognized my guys. Literally within four days, we have such fluctuations. That cannot happen. This is called professionalism. We must be professionals. Of course, we are very upset. I just want to apologize to the fans for this defeat,” Rotan said at the post-match press conference.
