After the victory in the eighth round of the Ukrainian championship over Olimpik, the head coach of Mariupol Alexander Babich answered journalists' questions.

- First of all, I am pleased with the fact that we earned today with a good game three points. We controlled the game and, even conceding a counter-attack in the first half, did not fade away and continued to play their game. And in the end, brought the case to victory. I can not fail to note the quality of the field at the Dynamo Stadium. Lawn helped us today. The field was fast. We like playing on such fields. It was evident that the boys played football today and enjoyed themselves. We understood that the Olympic is an organized and aggressive team. And it was important for us not to give in to aggression. I'm grateful to the guys - we were stronger in spirit than Olympique. The score could be different, but in such a component as the "team spirit" we did not lose today.

- Today Valery Fedorchuk scored two goals. Can we already say that Valery has become your formidable weapon?.

- Valera is an experienced football player. And when we took it, we realized that we lacked in the center of the field "pillar". I'm glad he scored two different goals. In the first episode, we stressed that the opponent has problems with "selection", and we need to win the first ball. In general, we have the whole team today was aiming at the gate. I am completely satisfied with the game of Fedorchuk and the whole team.

- In the second half, you switched to a game in two forwards, releasing Andrei Boriachuk.

- We understood that the Olympic will be opened, and we will have free zones. We know that speed is a strong quality of Andrew. And today he worked very hard at times, took the initiative. But he can play even more! We demand it from him, and he realizes that he can play stronger. I'm happy with his game. I am sure that if he will work more, play ahead, he will score goals.

- In the middle of the second half, you are quite harshly expressed the claims of Boriachuk. What happened in that moment?.

- This is exactly what I said.. The opponent had zones during the transition from attack to defense and we wanted to use the speed of Boryachuk. In that moment, we could have a good counterattack, but Andrei misjudged the situation and wanted to get the ball to the feet. I control my emotions, but there are episodes where I want to kick my own words.

- It seemed that today Mariupol physically looked better than in previous games.

- Playing on two "fronts" and not having the depth of the composition, we came under very serious strain. First of all, not functional, but psychological. Now there was a pause. We managed to rest and work. And the emphasis that we made in preparing for the game, he had a say today. Plus, now we have the depth of the composition and there is a serious struggle for getting into the "first 18". Restored Kiryukhantsev and Pihalenok, "fit" Gorbunov. This is a pleasant headache, which pleases me.

- It seemed that Fomin was finishing the trauma?.

- Ruslan - an experienced football player, even that hardening. I looked after the game - in his place, where the shields, a very serious scratch. I'm afraid that any young football player would ask for a replacement, and Ruslan - a football player of another "breed" and finalized to the end.

- Fomin recently very effectively plays. What is it? The second youth of Ruslan after his stay in Shakhtar?.

- Ruslan is a professional! In Shakhtar, yes, he did not play. But there is another competition. For us, he is a very useful player, who works both in attack and in defense. At the same time, he, performing a large amount of work, has moments. This speaks about the footballer's class.

- The experience that Mariupol received in the European League, already gives the result?.

- Those four matches that we won in the Europa League will not pass without a trace. We gained experience, gained confidence. After playing with Djurgarden and Bordeaux, we needed a pause. And now we are getting stronger, and today we confirmed it.

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