Defender of Cherkasy’s LNZ Roman Didyk commented on his team’s sensational victory over Donetsk’s Shakhtar (4:1) in the 8th round of the Ukrainian championship.
Roman Didyk. Photo — fcruhlviv.com— First of all, the coaching staff correctly chose the scheme for the game against Shakhtar. We prepared this scheme for the whole week, and in my opinion, it played a key role in our victory. And of course, the full dedication of all the LNZ players on the field helped.
— Statistics show that LNZ outplayed Shakhtar in many indicators — shots, expected goals, duels. This means your team demonstrated a better quality of football. Are you surprised?
— To be honest, it’s hard to say whether I’m surprised or not. I think we just prepared well for the match, understood what kind of opponent we were facing, and tried to show our best game. As you can see, we succeeded.
— How difficult is it to play high pressing and ball recovery in modern football? I mean both physically and organizationally?
— Of course, for such an intense game, you need to be well physically prepared, but we laid the necessary foundation during the summer training camp and are ready for such football.
— How difficult is it to defend against Shakhtar compared to other teams?
— Everyone knows that Shakhtar has good attacking players, against whom it’s not easy to defend. However, we handled it 100%.
— Such a victory over Shakhtar can play a cruel joke on the team. Are you afraid that someone in the team will start to think too highly of themselves?
— We need to quickly forget this result and prepare for the next opponents.
— LNZ’s upcoming opponents in the championship are Kolos and Metalist 1925. The attitude towards you will now be much more serious. Are you expecting tough matches?
— Of course, we expect difficult matches. In my opinion, there are no easy games in our championship. All opponents are ready to take points. We will do our best to please our fans.
Sviatoslav Vasylyk
