Our head coach Grigory Kolosovsky took part in a press conference after the match against FarDU.
– My team came onto the field today thinking that they had already taken three points. It’s as if after they defeated Bunyodkor, there were no rivals left in the league and they became champions ahead of schedule. This is a wrong idea, the opponent also showed how football should be played. They came onto the field with great enthusiasm and tried to prove that they are not up to this level. They can really raise their level and collect points. They left us in our place. A serious conversation with the players awaits tomorrow. We will cool down and solve everything tomorrow. I congratulate the opponent on a point that they deserved. We can even say that they lost a point today. The opponent was closer to victory than us. We played very poorly. To go out on the field with such a cool head and think that the points will come by themselves… You saw it yourself. The opponent offered a fight on every inch of the field today and fought better than our team. In the second half, we seemed to have corrected the situation a little, but that was not enough. We need to play at a high pace from the first minutes. We should be happy with today’s draw, and our opponents should accept it as a defeat.
– Today, Lokomotiv had fewer chances.
– At the end of the game, we had 100 percent chances, we couldn’t score a goal from two meters. I don’t think we deserved to win this game. We need to play with more energy from the first minutes. In the first half, we couldn’t make a single clear shot, we couldn’t deceive the opponent in one-on-one situations, we didn’t make any good dangerous passes… How can you score goals like that? Here’s the result.
– Since there are fewer teams in the Pro League, there are fewer matches. That’s why every match is like a final. Are the players getting acquainted with the tournament schedule and matches?
– I think they are watching every match. It seems that the guys are still in a state of euphoria after the defeat of Bunyodkor. This is definitely our fault. You can’t put all the blame on the player’s shoulders. We need to be able to encourage the players to fight from the first minute. We need to fight for the ball from the first minute to the end. Now no one gives up victory easily. Today the opponent had high enthusiasm, and they showed it.
– Lokomotiv has a match against Jaykhun ahead. The match will be played on an artificial pitch. What can you say about that?
– All teams that go to Nukus will have a match on an artificial pitch. We have the same. They always play on an artificial pitch, and then on a natural one. This does not bother them. I think it will not be a big problem. Yes, we will make changes to the squad. We need to be able to play on any pitch and prove it. Everyone will be in the same conditions: we and they will be on an artificial pitch.
– Without Akaki Shulaia, the team did not show any creativity. When will he return to the lineup?
– We can only field 11 players. Shulaia, Shulaia, Shulaia… He is like all the players. There are enough players in the squad without Shulaya. We will get an answer from those who played for today’s match. A very serious conversation is expected tomorrow. Why did this happen? Why didn’t we give the opponent enough credit? What’s the reason for this? Is it euphoria? They showed us our place and severely punished us. We have to fight after every game. It’s not good for a team to be tied to one player. There are 20 players in the team. Shulaya has health problems, he feels uncomfortable. He should be in the squad to recover before the away game. Shulaya wasn’t on the field today, but there were other players. We are all working together. We have separate requirements for each player for defense, midfield and attack. They have to meet these requirements. Today, the result was like this.