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Head coach ““Viktor Skripnik at the pre-match press conference said what he expects from the Europa League fourth round away game with AEK.
– Whatever game it is, of course, it is an opportunity to prove yourself, to play efficiently. After the defeat at home, the chances of getting out of the group are very small, but each game is a challenge for the boys, we want to fight and show ourselves at the highest level. We play outside, but we only aspire to win.
We do not play every year in the Euro Cups, but every performance, I repeat, is an opportunity to prove ourselves, to show ourselves, to compare ourselves with excellent teams that also play with us. The new game is a challenge for basic and young players.
– After the match, which took place in Zaporozhye, 3 weeks have already passed, you have probably already studied in more detail all the aspects and errors. Are there any amendments on that match for tomorrow’s match?
– Of course they are. Broadly speaking, tomorrow we will have the second half of the match, we lost the first. Again, sadly, we play without spectators. We will show the game better than in Zaporozhye, eliminate the errors that were there. Now we know our rivals in more detail, but they were also able to study us in more detail. During the break we analyze everything, we work on improving the chances and the game in the same way. Only tomorrow’s game will show “what’s what.”
– Tomorrow, naturally, there will be a completely different game, starting with the fact that he is out. If you can win, what will you win with this game besides 3 points? The “AEK” coach said that this will already be the last game in terms of opportunities, both for “Zarya” and for them, for the Greeks this is the last chance to catch up with the departure of the group.
– We did not come to Athens to see a beautiful city, play in a big stadium and go home with nothing. Tomorrow is a key game, we want to restore our classification with the maximum from tomorrow’s game. You don’t play every year against such strong European teams. We have fought for this, now we are here to show good football and, most importantly, the result.
– We saw that the team did not arrive complete in Greece, there are small personnel problems, tell us about them.
– We always worry when we pass the coronavirus tests, now the situation in the world is terrible, and also in Ukraine. Almost all computers have infected people, although there was even information that it affected us, but this only happened on the backup computer. And those guys who stayed at home, they have only banal injuries, Dmitry Khomchenovsky and Lovro Tsvek tensed their muscles. But I don’t think they have been withdrawn from the lineup for a long time, though it’s a shame that this happens nonetheless. But we have enough people: 17 from the field, 3 goalkeepers. The required number of players is there, everyone is ready to act tomorrow.
– After the last game, what changes have occurred in the team, adjustments so that the team is prepared to play differently tomorrow.
– It is the daily work of all athletes, to analyze their matches, always looking for other opportunities and improvements. So this is a non-stop process and each game can be compared to an exam, we have been preparing for it for 3 weeks and we will see tomorrow how well we pass it.
