Patrick van Leeuwen: We were in the game until the first goal and controlled the match

The head coach of Kryvyi Rih Kryvbas Patrick van Leeuwen commented on the home match of the 22nd round of the UPL against Cherkasy LNZ - ​​0:3 on UPL TV.

- Mr. Patrick, your team had a pretty good first half, but the second half started off badly. At what point do you think something went wrong?

- Yes, as you rightly said, before Villivald's mistake, we were in the game and controlled the match. We didn't let the opponent create much, we didn't create much ourselves, but we were completely in the game. I think that, of course, such mistakes cannot be at this level. Then, after the mistake, we released new players so that they made some changes, attacked the space behind the defenders more, but in the end we lost 0:3. This is football, this happens.

- Today, many national team players who had just returned from the national teams took to the field. Do you think they were 100% ready today?

- Yes, the national teams arrived a little later. Some played matches, some didn’t, like Williwald. I don’t really like it when players go to the national teams and don’t have any game practice, but we had time to prepare properly for this match.

- Paraсo was injured at the beginning of the match. I understand that he didn’t get injured?

- Yes, everything is fine.

- As a result, we lost 0:3. What did they say to the players in the locker room?

- The same as you. Before the mistake, we were completely in the game, controlling the course of events. But I said that we have to react to such mistakes and continue to increase the pace, that is, forget about the mistake and continue to play. Be in the game one hundred percent.

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