FC Dynamo Kyiv head coach Mircea Lucescu answered journalists’ questions after the game against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
- This is the second goalless game against Shakhtar for Dynamo in a row. What do you lack to score?
- You can see what it means to have skillful Brazilian players. The majority of Shakhtar performers are Brazilians. That’s the difference.
Besides we were okay with the draw, so we tried not to give Shakhtar space and to use fast counterattacks.
Still we made a lot of mistakes in simple situation, when there was no pressure. That’s about youth and inexperience of our centre backs. Meanwhile Shakhtar have skillful experienced defenders, who start their attacks very well.
- What do you think of versatility of Karavayev, who performed in the left side today?
- Yesterday Mykolenko said he couldn’t play due to injury. Same about Shepelev. Verbic has got some issues with his knee. Thus we had to change the lineup. Karavayev did a great job today. He’s a very good player and true professional. He can play in any position.
- What are your plans for international break?
- We have a lot of internationals, as usually. Other players will get three days off. We’ll gather for the next training session on Thursday.
All our performers have tight schedule, especially internationals. It’s a tough issue and we don’t know how they’ll feel when they’re back. But they’re professionals, so they must be ready.
