After the match against “Aral” in the 5th round of the Pro League, our team’s head coach Grigory Kolosovsky participated in a press conference.
– Since both teams lost in the previous round, we came out today for a win. After that defeat, we did serious work with the team. We prepared well for the match. The match continued until the goal. Whoever scored first, that team’s chances for victory increased. We had the same problem again: we could not use the created chances. We could have scored 2-3 goals in the first half. Of course, we also made blunders in defense. The most memorable moment was when our defender saved our team from a goal. In the second half, we had to score goals from our chances in the first half to feel better. In the second half, we increased our movements, controlled the ball more and created more chances. Yes, we may have created fewer chances than in the first half, but we scored two goals. We came close to a third goal, but it wasn’t fate. We took that goal for the next games. The fight for the point was serious. We wanted to win, we fought for every chance.
– What is the reason for the team leader Akaki Shulaia to be left on the bench today?
– We left Shulaia on the bench and gave other players a chance. In previous games, we were attacking more from his wing, but today the main thing in the plan was to use the left wing. With Shulaya, we could have attacked more from both wings at once. Through him, the number of individual and team attacks increased. The activity on the wings increased. However, there were more mistakes in defense. We need to talk seriously about this. We shouldn’t let counterattacks go so easily.
– Can we compare today’s victory to a 6-point victory?
– No, the fight will continue. There are still 3 rounds to go. I think the fight will continue until the last round. We wanted to finish the season undefeated, but it didn’t happen. All teams are fighting until the end, especially against us, who are the tournament favorites, they are playing with twice as much strength. That’s why it’s quite difficult for us.