Yevhen Nazarov: "Training is the path to progress, and matches are the opportunity to show the result"

Senior coach of "Metalist 1925" U-19 Yevhen Nazarov shared his impressions after the victorious match against "Kudrivka" U-19 (2:1):

- Congratulations on the victory! There were penalties at the start of the match, did the penalty kick into our goal change the game plan?

- Thank you for the congratulations! We conceded a penalty kick right at the beginning of the game, and it slightly affected the course of the match. After that, the opponent equalized, and it felt like we were pushed back to the starting whistle - we had to get back into the game.

- In the second half, the wingers switched flanks. Was this a planned tactical change or a reaction to the opponent's game?

- No, it was a planned decision. We understood that the opponent could also adapt to our game, so we regularly use such rearrangements during the match.

- We had many attacks, but only managed to score two goals, how do you assess the conversion of chances in this match?

- Yes, there were enough chances, but we need to improve our conversion rate. We understand this and will work on it.

- Finally, the team wins, how important was it to end this unsuccessful streak mentally?

- Winning is always important. We tune the players so that training is a path to progress, and matches are an opportunity to show results. Players train to play, and play to win.