Viktor Skrypnyk, head coach of Luhansk’s “Zorya,” on the game against “Kryvbas”:
-We had something similar in the first round. When we “don’t come out of the locker room” for a match or a half.
It seemed like the team had settled into a comfortable rhythm; everything was going our way, and we thought we’d win easily.
Although during halftime, both the coaching staff and the players themselves said the right things. They said we should expect a reaction from the opponent. We need to play carefully.
-We saw that after conceding a goal, the team pushed forward and created chances. That speaks to their good physical condition. Can we conclude that the start of the second half was a matter of psychology?
-I agree with that. We conceded a goal, and psychologically, it affected us to some extent. On top of that, we haven’t been able to beat Kryvbas in recent years. That’s also a psychological factor.
A question for our leaders. They must always be leaders—leading the team, both when we win and when things aren’t going well. We’ll figure it out. We have a good team right now, with talented young players. We need to learn from this and move forward.
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