Yuriy Vernydub: At last we showed football we’d been aiming at for so long

21-09-14 21:56:08

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Head coach of Zorya gave a press conference after the game against Shakhtar.

- I think everyone loved the game. At last we showed the football we’d been aiming at for so long. And the recent matches - not just today’s one – prove it. Starting with the Europa League games, the team have been gathering momentum, working and trying. And it’s been rewarded now. In something, maybe, we weren’t lucky: with the same Feyenoord, when we lost a minute away from full time. Then, in our home match against Lutsk-based Volyn. And in our last two meetings against the domestic giants. The game with Dynamo has demonstrated that we look pretty good: winning it, and then losing it ... But! We found the strength to even the odds, and clinched one point. Today, I think, both teams played very good football. The guys once again proved that they are not afraid of the grants, and know how to play fairly mature, intelligent, we can say, dynamic football. They deserved to win. I'm proud of my guys. There are a lot of young boys, but they are on the right track. And I am sure that in the nearest future, the national team will have players from Zorya. They deserve it. Today, the whole team played confidently enough. I want to highlight the two central defenders, two midfielders, the upper halfback ... All did well, but it is clear that these guys progress with every game. The most important thing now is taking all of it right mentally. And in no case, not to make any hasty conclusions. On the contrary - to work, train and move on.

- Do you consider today's result to be a win of another standard? And second, today, Santini and Khomchenovskyi could not help Zorya, plus Petryak has not appeared in the ranks for ages. What's wrong with these players?
- We also have Artem Hordiyenko. I hope that on Monday he will return to the group. As for Ivan Petryak – we will have to wait for him for at least another month. I hope everything will be fine. Regarding Santini - he complained of a problem with his heel, we let him have some rest. Therefore, we had our graduate Poltavtsev as a sub. As for Khomchenovskyi ... In the game with Dynamo, as you know, I replaced him because he had an issue with the adductor muscle. During a week, he seemed to be training, but after taking the load he wasn’t able to move properly. I'm not the right man to risk my boys. Because there are not many of them. So I decided to leave him at home. The sound players left for the game. That’s it.

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