On Saturday, October 18, in the 9th round of the Ukrainian Championship, Dynamo Kyiv played a 1:1 draw with Luhansk’s Zorya. The match was held in Kyiv at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi. Here is the attention of the post-match press conference of the capital team head coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.
— Why aren’t substitutes improving your team’s game?
— With substitutions, we are trying to slightly change the pattern and gain confidence in certain moments. Sometimes, some players are 'full', if I may say so, have run a lot, and you can feel that these players are on the edge. We have a busy schedule, and everyone who comes on as a substitute should strengthen the game.
— Have you personally lost confidence that you can finally break this draw series?
— We are constantly working physically and psychologically. I can’t say that the team wasn’t physically ready for this match. It’s another thing that we can’t use our chances; we need to be calmer in the final stages.
We create enough moments to feel more confident and calm at the end of the game. But for the fifth game after the 85th minute, we concede unnecessary goals.
The post-match press conference of the head coach of «Zorya» Viktor Skrypnyk will be available a little later...
Oleksandr Popov from the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi