"Spartak" team midfielder Igor Dmitriev commented on the reasons for his team's defeat in the match against "Dinamo" (Makhachkala) within the framework of the Russian Cup. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In his interview, he said the following about the team's performance and result. The match against "Dinamo" was not easy for us once again.
Our team lost in the penalty shootout. The reason for this is that we tried to control the ball, but we couldn't strengthen our forward attacks enough.
As a result, there was not enough activity in the attacks, and we couldn't take advantage of the opportunities. The head coach Stankovich could not participate in the match due to his disqualification.
His absence was definitely felt. He will be with us in the championship matches, but this was the second time he was absent in the Cup matches.
In general, when something is not going well in the game, the coaches provide the necessary instructions during the break. If Stankovich is not there, his assistants take on this task.
Currently, the mood in the team is not good. We are all dissatisfied with the result.
In such a situation, we feel uncomfortable in front of our fans and ourselves. Therefore, we are preparing seriously for the next game.
Our goal is to stop this unfortunate streak and achieve victory. The team has only one task ahead: to strive for victory.
