Patrick van Leeuwen: We had the right aggression and desire from the first minutes

The head coach of Kryvyi Rih Kryvbas Patrick van Leeuwen commented on the home match against FC Oleksandria - 3:0 in the 15th round of the UPL.

- Patrick, congratulations on the victory. How would you rate today's match?

- I think we started well. We had the right aggression from the first minutes and the desire to realize our chances. After the game, I told the team that we could have scored a few more goals in the first half if we were more focused and used our opportunities better. In the second half, we also acted well, and there were only minor difficulties in defense, more likely due to our own mistakes than due to the actions of the opponent.

- Today, our players controlled the ball more than the opponent. Are you satisfied with the team's play?

- In general, I am, of course, satisfied. We won 3-0 at home, scored three goals, and as I said, I would have liked to see our forwards score a few more goals, not our midfielders. If we think about Araujo's moments in the second half, it would have been nice for him to score as well.

- As the season is coming to an end, can we say that the boys are fully prepared for this final stretch?

- Yes, we are focused. Everyone agrees that we have dropped too many points in recent weeks, which we did not want to do, especially since we had enough opportunities to avoid it. So we are fully focused on the last game next week.

- Did the result of the match against Shakhtar give our team more confidence, do you think?

- Yes, but we were a little disappointed that we dropped points. Just like in the previous games against Veres and Poltava. But yes, indeed, we had a very good match with Shakhtar, and it helped the team prepare for the next game in good humor.

- What are your predictions for the match with Kolos?

- I don't make predictions (smiles). We will prepare for this opponent properly.

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