The head coach of the White-Blues Marcel Licka commented on the comeback win over Botev (3:2) at the Turkish VTB training camp.
— Why did you decide to watch the match from the stand?
— Today a group of football players had a training session. These guys will play tomorrow and today they will train again at 5 p.m.. We have enough coaches who can set forth the game plan and lead the session. So then I sat at the stand and watched football from there.
— Many footballers spent 90 minutes on the pitch. Are they ready to carry such loads?
— Yes, it was hard for them, because they got a lot of loads on Thursday. We still have a month before the season restarts, so we continue to do good work. In addition we give guys necessary game practice. 90 minutes is a good preparation, because after 60-70 minutes the legs are not so fresh anymore and you have to think better to make the right decisions.
— Is it already possible to assess the football quality?
— It is clear that so far not everything is working out the way we want, and it is normal when there is not enough freshness in the legs. It's a big success that we won, losing by 0:2 throughout the match. There were good chances in the second half, which we will analyze on theory: at the very beginning, Luis, Yegor and Carra organized a dangerous attack. Then Fedya created a lot, Gladi could score at the moment when we penetrated the opponent's penalty box in 2-3 passes – it was super. The most important thing is that everyone finished the match healthy and didn't get an injury.