At the end of the match between Volgograd “Rotor” and Moscow “Dynamo”, which ended with the victory of the capital’s players with a score of 3: 0, the head coaches of the teams held a press conference.
Sandro Schwartz, Dynamo head coach: “We performed well in the second half”
– First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Rotor and RPL for organizing a “minute of silence” in memory of the deceased doctor of our team. We really appreciate that every match of the round begins with a “minute of silence”. For us, this is a serious loss and the whole week was difficult, we were experiencing an irreparable loss. If we talk about the game, then it was not easy. In the first half, we created a lot of chances and could take the lead, but were not fast enough in possession. After the break, they acted faster and managed to score two goals from the set.
Why did Roman Neustädter and Sylvester Igbun appear in the starting lineup, and not Nicola Moreau and Clinton N’Zhi?
– Roman had a good last week, and we made a decision that he will play in the position of the six. He showed himself well in this position, coming on as a substitute in the match against Ural, so today he was entrusted with a place in the starting lineup. Sylvester Igbun left instead of Daniil Lesovoy, who received minor damage.
After Danil Stepanov received a yellow card, did your players focus on attacks through the right flank?
– We planned to play through the center, but if there were no options for the development of attacks in this zone, then we used the flanks. Indeed, they focused on the right edge, where Vyacheslav Grulev acted for us, getting the opportunity to play one-on-one and go to the edge.
Rotor preferred to go forward with long gears, how prepared were you for that?
– Yes, we were ready. They knew that when they hit the goal, the Volgogradians throw in the ball with a long pass. They performed especially well in the second half, when they imposed a fight for riding balls at the clearance, made a lot of rebounds and quickly went from defense to attack.
What is the reason for the replacement of Roman Evgeniev?
– Evgeniev and Parshivlyuk “hung” on the cards, so they did not risk it and changed them. In the second half, Rotor often attacked with the left flank, in order to avoid a possible red card, both players were removed from the field.
Ivan Ordets – your new secret weapon?
– Set pieces are very important in modern football. Ivan has scored two goals in the last two meetings. With today’s game, he proved his character and goal-directedness, especially with the “set”.
Khasanbi Bidzhiev, head coach of Rotor: “We did not use our episode”
– In general, the first half was played in an equal fight, the match was given, our game plan bore fruit and was maintained. Not to say that we were broken by the situation from the penalty spot, but it happened quite unexpectedly. After that, they increased their aggressiveness, increased the pressure on the opponent’s goal, and had a chance to score. Then the rule worked – “if you don’t score, they score for you.” It was impossible to concede two goals from the “set”, especially the second – from a corner. In football, micro-episodes decide everything. We didn’t use our episode, but the opponent decided, and the result of the match was formed from this.
Today, they released fast flanks in the person of Zuriko Davitashvili and Nikolai Kipiani, and also moved Flamarion to a position under the attacker. Was it counted on to counterattack?
– Made a number of rearrangements, changed the scheme, and it worked. Except for the last minute of the first half, when they cut themselves off. I think the option with Davitashvili and Kipiani on the flanks, and Flamarion as a drawn forward was normal.
With each match, you trust Giorgi Arabidze more and more time, and today, releasing him as a substitute, they said: “Come out and hit right away.” Were you sure he could excel?
– This is his point, and the penalty was just in a zone convenient for him. Therefore, we accelerated the replacement in order to give him the opportunity to break through.
Dmitry Shomko, Oleg Kozhemyakin and Andres Ponce were left out of the application. What is their condition?
– They are undergoing treatment, we hope that by the next match they will be in the ranks.
What needs to be done to achieve a positive result in the next match in St. Petersburg?
– The match will be very difficult, Zenit has been one of the championship leaders for many years. But we will come up with something, play out, look for a scheme that will be effective.