In the 1st round of the group stage of the Europa League Vorskla lost to Arsenal 2: 4.
According to the head coach of Poltava Vasily Sachko, his wards had not the best match from a psychological point of view, however, from the game the team made a certain positive.
"For us it's a huge experience. It's good that the first match was with Arsenal, where the guys needed to cope not only with the game, but also with excitement. For me it was very important ".
"We in the first half fulfilled the game plan, rebuilt, played compactly. We watched a lot of Arsenal games and tried to learn something from their rivals. It did not quite work out in fast attacks, but, in general, the plan was kept. Missed after the counterattack and offensively that they missed after the break ".
"They tried to calm the guys in the locker room, but did not help. Then they disappeared. Pleases that they scored. These clogged balls will bring confidence in the future. With all due respect to Arsenal, any game is hard to lose. But we can still bring this game to ourselves in the asset ".
"After the score 0: 4, the guys were liberated and began to play more freely. Plus, Arsenal was no longer so concentrated. We asked the children, no matter how the game developed, to stick to the plan, Arsenal has a very powerful attack group, but goals were scored not without our mistakes. Be sure to disassemble them, "- quotes Sachko TV Channel Football.
Earlier, Arsenal's midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan told about relations with Vorskla players.