The head coach of "Dynamo" Marcel Lichka in a flash interview with the TV channel "Match TV" shared his expectations for the derby with "Spartak".
— What are your expectations for the upcoming derby?
— We need to show a different face than we did a week ago in the match against "Rostov". If we want to put pressure on "Zenit" and "Krasnodar", then we have to give our all on the field. It's normal to make mistakes – this is sport, but you can't just run around and think that the opponent will score against themselves.
— What tactical formation should we expect? Will there be a lot of goals?
— It would be great if the match turns out to be high-scoring. Although we, the coaches, want the opponent to score as little as possible. Neither team knows how to "park the bus" in front of their goal, so the game should be attacking. We need to try to find a good balance, create sharpness in the opponent's penalty area, and shoot more often.
— Have you already forgotten last round's game against "Rostov"?
— I have. Right after the game, I expressed to the guys what I felt, and quickly started preparing them for the cup match. Today we must not repeat the same mistakes we made a week ago.
— Nicolas Marichal and Dmitry Skopintsev will play on the defensive flanks. Why did you choose them?
— "Spartak" will have Medina and Zinkovsky playing on the flanks – very fast players, so I put Skopintsev on the left and Marichal on the right. Nico is also quite a fast footballer, who will also help us on set pieces.
— "Spartak" hasn't scored a single goal from set pieces in this championship.
— But they scored against us in the cup match. However, we've also only scored two goals from corner kicks. Honestly, our execution is not very good yet.
