After the victory over “Jayhun” in the 13th round of the Pro League, our team’s coach Mirko Jelicic attended a press conference.
– If you look at the score, you might think it was an easy game, but there are no easy games in this league. I liked the “Jayhun” team, they behave well on the field, they try to play football. Today they lacked something, maybe they lacked experience. Maybe the guys didn’t have any strength left after a long journey. But my team is improving and developing. We are moving forward step by step.
– Leaving aside the result: how well did the players follow the instructions? Are you satisfied with the game?
– I am such a person, I am always dissatisfied. For me, it is always more like something different than something similar in a game. I always try to improve and develop these situations. Anyone can say that this is my best team. That’s why I always work on improving. In the current situation, maybe the score was not so important. However, it was clear in the game that something needs to be improved. The good thing is that our work is starting to show.
– How would you assess the performance of Khusanov and Abdusalomov, who made their debut today? Will they be given another chance?
– I don’t know, it’s impossible to predict what will happen next. There may be problems with injuries or cards. We are in the second half now. That is, you can play football with great strength without changing many things, and then the season will end. Changing something can lead to a loss of points. God willing, we will give them another chance. But I can’t answer this question for sure.
– How important is discipline on the field for you?
– Very important. First of all, a player must understand his role on the field. Whoever doesn’t understand should finish his job on the field. You can feel how much he understands his task by his discipline on the field: being professional and team-oriented is important. You always have to keep working, but there are also small details. If things are going well, it doesn’t mean you should stop working, you need to get stronger.
– You’ve played 3 games in a short period of time. Now there are more than 20 days of vacation. What are the plans for this period?
– This is inconvenient for us. It probably doesn’t happen in all leagues in the world. There are only six teams in the league, the number of games is not enough. You can’t feel what the league is like. Then the vacation comes and disrupts the process. That’s why we are looking for good opponents for this period and we will have to work harder in training.
– So a small training camp will be organized?
– Yes, we can call it a mini-training camp. We have two friendlies ahead of us. We will also need to improve our team spirit in these games. It is impossible to know what kind of physical load to give for the second half. We will train for almost a month. When we go to the games, we may lack something. That is why we will work on understanding the game and physical load.
– Will it be difficult to keep the team in shape?
– We need to keep it in shape. We will do this through games. However, it also depends on the style of play and the opponent’s game. Opponents play differently, so the requirements will be different. The better we know the opponents, the easier it may be to play against them.