Dynamo vs. Shakhtar. Post-match press conference
Oleh Luzhnyy, Dynamo acting head coach
Freezing recipe
Back in my playing career,I have been through such snowy conditions. It was even colder, about 7-8 ° C, in the UEFA Champions League game against Panathinaikos. My tactics here are simple: you have to send crosses behind the defenders and then attack them. The more short crosses you do, the less slips you make.
Ref “taking no side”
Awarding penalties of this kind is ridiculous. Also, some offside rulings are not clear. But decisions are made by referees. That’s what they [refs] are for on the pitch.
As good as his word
Pre-match, Bangoura promised me he would rack a point if I let him play tonight [according to Luzhnyy’s earlier statements, the striker was not 100% fit to play in Manchester].
Mircea Lucescu, Shakhtar head coach
Unlucky weather
I think the game should have been postponed. The pitch ought to have been prepared in a better way. It is all about the first goal. Equalizing after the first conceded point is no easy thing to do.
Ref justice
Taking charge of the game in such conditions is a tough job to do, but I think the referee coped with it. Only after studying the replays I can give a more definite. It would be hasty to jump to conclusions now.
Defense concerns
Our defense let Bangoura volley a handful of times. My guys were not dense enough to deter the Guinean from scoring. Also, the mistakes Chyhrynskyy has been recently committing led to his losing the captain’s armband and passing it over to Srna.
Man of the Match
Dynamo deserved the win. They proved to be men of character and sacrificed more. Here I would like to pick out Ghioane who did well across the pitch. He had been out of action for quite a spell. Yet he has come as a leader.
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