Lilian Popesku: "There is movement, we can play but we cannot score"
- I congratulate FC Sheriff on their victory. The score is 4:0, it is tough for us because we showed not poor football. In the first half the game was equal, in the second half we did not convert two one hundred per cent chances. After the second conceded goal the guys started to make mistakes. They were also tired. We have many injured players. Now we need to recover and analyze everything. I hope that in the next match with FC Saxan we will recover. We need to move forward. There is movement, we can play but cannot score. We will work on that, me too.
Did the mood after the cup match influence today's game?
The psychological background was different. FC Sheriff had a victory, we lost after 120 minutes and a penalty shootout. But the guys did well and not give up as far as they had strength. I would not say that we conceded to FC Sheriff at a great extent. Yes, the difference is great inthe score but not in the play. Maybe it is wishful thinking. We need to watch the match again.
Why did you have few substitute players? Can you say about those who could not play today?
Molla has been out for a long time, he was operated. Ovsyannikov has a crucial ligament. Shapoval will not be able to play for a long time. Sidorenko got injured after the previous game. Novikov mised the match. We had to use the players we had. But there are no irreplaceable players. I would not say that those who played performed poorly.
FC Sheriff Press Service
Did the mood after the cup match influence today's game?
The psychological background was different. FC Sheriff had a victory, we lost after 120 minutes and a penalty shootout. But the guys did well and not give up as far as they had strength. I would not say that we conceded to FC Sheriff at a great extent. Yes, the difference is great inthe score but not in the play. Maybe it is wishful thinking. We need to watch the match again.
Why did you have few substitute players? Can you say about those who could not play today?
Molla has been out for a long time, he was operated. Ovsyannikov has a crucial ligament. Shapoval will not be able to play for a long time. Sidorenko got injured after the previous game. Novikov mised the match. We had to use the players we had. But there are no irreplaceable players. I would not say that those who played performed poorly.
FC Sheriff Press Service