"Removing Ponce - game moment": Kononov and Khokhlov summed up the match "Spartak" - "Dynamo"

"The guys gave all their strength, but failed to win"

The match between “Spartak” and “Dynamo” turned out quite combat, as befits a derby, but it ended without goals scored. For the first time in 13 years, a zero draw was recorded in the confrontation. She was hardly satisfied with the red-and-white mentor Oleg Kononov. On the other hand, his players were forced to spend almost an hour of playing time in the minority after the removal of Esequiel Ponce.

- Difficult match. The guys gave all their strength, but failed to win. It was difficult in view of certain circumstances that we have, I mean the departure of many players. Two left Spartak only this week. Difficulties arose, but I want to thank the players for the game and for the way they acted. In the second half, they played in an organized manner. I thank them for their cohesion.

- Did you plan to release Andre Shyurrle, or was it a kind of risk?

- Risk, because only yesterday he spent the first training session as a member of the team. But the game took shape in such a way that we just needed a football player who would try to look for free zones on another half so that we would have opportunities for counterattacks.

- Was removing Esekiel Ponce fair?

- It was absolutely game moment. Ponce is a persistent guy and always goes to the end. There was a game episode. Esequiel simply did not see Anton Shunin, he thought that he remained at the gate and did not go to the exit. But if he noticed the goalkeeper, then, of course, did not go to such a junction.

- Why is another newcomer team, Jordan Larsson, was not in the application?

- You have some inaccurate information. He only signed a contract, and we did not have time to declare it.

- Who will now play in the attack of “Spartacus” given the possible long-term disqualification Ponce?

- We have someone to replace him, because Larsson and Shyurrle came. They are slightly different players - faster and faster, but we took them with these qualities in mind. So there will be no problems.

- What did you talk with the wards during the break?

- Of course, they wanted to win. We discussed the mistakes made in the first half. Unfortunately, we did not act in an orderly manner in the selection process. That was what my presentation was about. Also set up the guys on the game in the second half.

- Spartak cannot score a fourth game in a row from a game. Does it bother you?

- It bothers everyone. Me first of all, players, management, fans. I hope the following matches will bring us satisfaction from the goals and victories.

- How to evaluate the game of Alexander Tashaev and why did you decide to release it to the left edge of the midfield?

- I will not speak, because I give estimates already on the analysis of the game. The choice fell on Sasha, because he trained well, wanted to join the team and got this place. Moreover, he played against Dynamo. All these factors for us came together, because matches with former teams for football players sometimes turn out to be particularly successful.

- Are you satisfied with the substitution of Reziuan Mirzov?

- The fact is that at the moment he is under serious loads. Yesterday, at a press conference, he himself said that he was conducting two or three workouts a day. Therefore, somewhere we are afraid to give him more playing time. The main thing is to do without injuries. And for the next match Resiwan will fit in the best shape.

- Zelimkhan Bakayev and Ayaz Guliyev constantly receive yellow cards. How are you trying to deal with this?

- There is a permanent job. I hope, we will achieve the, and regular cards will leave. This is all due to an excessively hot temper.

- Today, the potential newcomer of "Spartacus" Gus Thiel was already present at the match.

- This is not a question for me. Let's wait for the official announcement.

- Did you have a meeting with the fans after the match with Tambov?

- We meet regularly and will meet in the future. The atmosphere in the stands today was beautiful, it is a pity that they did not win, but showed character.

“We just didn’t have enough accuracy, we had to play more precisely”

Dmitry Khokhlov was also dissatisfied, because his Dynamo even in the majority could not defeat Spartak, although it created several dangerous moments.

- I would not say that in the majority they played poorly, we just did not have enough goal. There were no obvious moments, but there were approaches. It was necessary to play more precisely. Well, “Spartak” as a whole was defending well.

- How hard was it to guess the starting lineup of the opponent taking into account changes in the team?

- Of course, the composition of "Spartacus" was difficult to determine, but we practically succeeded. Not guessed only in two positions: in defense and midfield. But they were repelled by their game. There was no point in guessing who the Kononov would put on the field.

- How does the ex-captain of Spartak Sergey Parshivlyuk feel in Dynamo?

- He's great adapted to the team. I like how he fit into the team on the game and human qualities. I can say that Sergey is becoming one of the leaders of Dynamo.

- How do you rate Clinton N'Jier’s debut in Dynamo?

- He can play in several positions. I do not know why people decided that he is an exceptionally pure forward. I am not going to persuade anyone. He can play much stronger. Still, he had a flight for more than 16 hours. But we still decided to give him the opportunity to spend on the field at least some time.