Kostiantyn Frolov: I wish the fans would come and support us at the game against “Ladomyr”

The head coach of the Kryvyi Rih women's FC "Kryvbas" Kostiantyn Frolov spoke about the team's work during the break in the Higher League championship, as well as the nearest plans.

- How is the team working during the break in the championship - are we able to implement everything planned?

- We have a break in the championship, which is associated with the games of the national teams - youth, youth and national. Six girls from the Kryvbas women's football club were called up to the U-17 youth national team of Ukraine, and four of our players were called up to the U-19 national team of Ukraine. Therefore, for now, we are working with a truncated squad. During this period, we just connected the girls from the WU-15, who are training with us.

We devote most of our time to individual and group tactics, because our girls are young, they need to be developed. And we also support the physical condition of the football players, because we understand that there are still many more games ahead, and the schedule will be very tight. We will need to play these matches in such a tough, so to speak, competitive schedule.

- How much does such a long break benefit the team - are there more advantages or were there difficulties?

- In general, breaks in the championship are not good. Because the team is gaining playing tone, and when such long breaks occur, associated with national team matches, we fall out of the rhythm of the games. Plus, the girls go to the national teams and return in different physical and emotional states. Then we need to work on bringing them to a common denominator. Therefore, these breaks still have negative consequences to a greater extent. But we understand that this is necessary, it is part of football, because the national teams also have a calendar, and they adhere to it - we will not get away from it.

- Did we manage to improve the physical condition of the players during this period?

- It is difficult to say, the games will show everything. You can train, work out some things, but the result and the answer to this will all be given by the game itself. Therefore, we monitor the condition of the girls, perform a certain amount of work. We make sure that they do everything, that the load is distributed correctly, because again, the girls are young. But only the game will show everything.

- Have you worked on tactical changes or new game options during this period?

- We again paid attention to group tactical elements. It is difficult to say anything about the game, because most of the main squad is absent. That is, it is not possible to play any options. In general, we supported the group and individual interactions of the girls, taking into account who we have left. We always try to improve their quality regardless of who is in the work. We strive for the quality of our football players to be as good as possible at all times.

- In what condition is the team approaching the resumption of the championship?

- I think that the condition of our girls will directly depend on how they go through these qualifying matches, how they return - most importantly, without injuries. Here we have Oliinychenko from the U-17 national team, for example, who arrived with injuries. How serious it will be - the examination will show.

- What key tasks will our team face at the end of the season?

- Our main task is to keep the team in the Elite League for the next season. Because there will be a reform of the Higher League, there will be an Elite League, in which eight teams will remain. And our main task is to keep the team in the Elite League.

- What would you like to say to the fans before the next game against Ladomyr?

- So that they come and support us, because this game will be strategically very important for us in all plans. By and large, Ladomyr is our direct competitor. The team is really good, there are six players who represent the team in the U-19 national team of Ukraine. You could say, this is the base U-19 team. So the game will be quite difficult for us and tough. I want the fans to come and support us.

Press service Women FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih