The head coach of the blue-whites, Marcel Licka, spoke about his expectations from the cup match against Lokomotiv in a flash interview with Match TV
— There are no Ngamale and Balbuenes in the squad. Did you just give them a break?— Yes, they're taking a rest, but today they already had a training session as part of their preparation for the Saturday match.— Andrey Lunev got injured. When can we expect him to return to the team?— For some time, Andrey was playing on injections. Unfortunately, his knee is bothering him, so he will miss at least a month.— The first match between Dynamo and Lokomotiv this season was fun. What can we expect today?— Both teams will try to play their own brand of football. Lokomotiv will try to launch quick attacks, which they do well. We will try to slow them down. I want us to play football through short passes, like it was in the first half against Rostov.— What needs to be done to neutralize the Lokomotiv's fast transitions?— Defenders need to anticipate situations when there might be a loss of the ball, and stay close to their opponents' attacking players, preventing them from running away. In other words, at least five people should react quickly and switch after losing the ball
