Denis Korostichenko, the head coach of Lokomotiv, expressed his opinion at the press conference after the match against “Andijan-SGS” within the 12th round of the Pro-League.
– First of all, I congratulate everyone on the victory. The second round has just started, our first game in the round. I also congratulate the fans, they encouraged us as much as they could. If I talk about the game, we could solve everything in the first half and increase the score. We created good situations in the second half. I wasn’t too happy with the quality of the game. We could have played better. It’s good that we won with a big score, but it’s bad that we conceded a goal in the end. We wanted to play to zero. In general, we deserved to win.
– This season we missed the first goal on our own field.
– I didn’t know. I found out after you told me. First goal at home. Yes, we wanted to play to zero. We are not playing badly in defense. However, it turned out that way.
– “Andijan-SGS” played better today than in the first game, created good situations. There were more one-on-one situations. How do you rate the defenders conceding more today?
– Yes, there was a situation in the first half. I remember another situation in the second part. I cannot say that our defenders are relaxed. Opponents also create situations, it is impossible not to always allow them to create situations. In addition, the composition of the opponent consists of young people, they are running a lot, trying to play in attack. Let’s see how it all happened. We will talk to the guys.
– Can we say today was unlucky for Sime Zuzul?
– It will be. I don’t even understand why he couldn’t hit so many situations. It is possible to justify the situations of not being able to score in the first half, but the last situation of hitting the goal post cannot be justified. The goalkeeper was lying down, he just had to aim at the goal. Yes, today was not his day. Even then, he tried, tried to score, and scored. But he could have scored more goals.
– Three of the 6 goals scored today were scored by defenders. During the game, were the defenders instructed to pay more attention to the attack as well?
– No, it didn’t happen. In positional football, there is also the addition of wing-backs to the attack. Manuchehr Safarov’s goal was like this. He ran from a distance and opened the free zone. Such goals happen. Jalaluddin Jumabayev’s first goal happened after the standard. Although the ball was lost, he played until the end and finished the situation. The last goal was his own initiative. He went forward and saw the situation and scored a goal. But no such instruction was given.
– What is Boyan Naydenov’s condition?
– Nothing can be said for sure yet. He participates in general group training. He feels a problem with his ankle. We are preparing him for the next games. We will play the next match against “Aral” on the 19th. We play there on an artificial field. We should not put him on the field with such an injury. He may aggravate his injury in the stadium. He will be ready for the match against Khorazm. He had a great first round. He was one of the best in the team. If he returns to the lineup, he will be of great help to the team.