The head coach of Dynamo Moscow, Marcel Licka, answered journalists' questions after the meeting with Orenburg (5:1).
— I am very happy to win with such a good score. We scored five goals, which means that the implementation was not bad. We could have scored more already in the first half, but we gave few passes behind the defenders' backs and rarely played vertically. With a team that is in the last place, you have to play fast, intense football. It's good that we managed to score two goals at the end of the first half and calm down a little.
— Paraguayan defenders Juan Caceres and Fabian Balbuena did not play today. What is their condition?
— They arrived only on Friday at 8 am. Fabi suffered an ankle injury in his first game for the national team and has not trained yet. Caceres arrived tired, so they didn't want to let him out on the field so that he wouldn't get injured.
— Did Balbuena already have health problems before the match with Lokomotiv?
— He then played two games in a row and felt the tension in his Achilles. Lokomotiv, on the other hand, plays on fast counterattacks, and the defenders have to do a lot of sprints back. In such a situation, I assessed Fabi's condition and decided to field fully prepared players.
— Why didn't you replace Yaroslav Gladyshev, who had a lot of chances, but never scored?
— To be honest, I kept him on the field so that he would score. I was sure he would have chances, but unfortunately he didn't use them. There are such games when the ball does not go into the goal, so he needs to forget this game as soon as possible, concentrate on the next match and work further on the completion.
— You did not release El-Mehdi Maouhoub, is this an educational measure?
— No, Mehdi was ill and only yesterday he had his first training session with the team, so we decided not to let him out. Also, Bokov returned from Colombia two days ago and was supposed to get into the reserve, but he came in the morning and said he had a sore throat. Otherwise he could have played 10-15 minutes today.
— How do you like Viktor Okishor's game? Do you have any plans to give him more playing time?
— Vitya Okishor has a very strong competition – Bitello, Carrascal play in his position. I am very happy for him because he always works very disciplined in training. A week ago he scored for the second team, and today he has already scored for us. He plays well in individual situations. All in good time – he is progressing, but he still needs to add muscle mass.
— Why was Jorge Carrascal replaced after such a performance? Would he be offended by this?
— Carrra scored two goals. He came from the national team with a great desire to play, because he did not get into the squad for the second match of Colombia against Paraguay and was a little angry. He played well today, and I gave him a rest, because again he arrived only on Friday night. I am very happy for the whole team that we managed to score five goals and win. This is the most important thing.
