The specialist gave his comment after the victory over the Carpathians in the Ukrainian Cup.
Head coach of Ruhu Vitaly Ponomariov shared his thoughts on the match with Carpathians in the 1/8 finals of the Ukrainian Cup, reports the official website of the Zhovto-Blacks.
Rukh — Karpaty 1:0 Video of the goal and review of the match 29. 10. 2024 The 49-year specialist’s team managed to take revenge for the defeat of the “green-white” in the championship (0:1) and advance to the next round of the tournament.
" At the same time, Rukh was not at his best, and not everything in us turned out the way we wanted it. So I am dedicated to the whole team, whatever we were given the opportunity to achieve, I will overcome it with dignity.
The recent matches are my fault, not the players’.. Not everyone understands how a team develops. YouTube and journalists reveal how the Rukh is born. A lot of people forget that the middle age of our Gravians is 21.5 years. I don’t see such young teams in Ukraine on par with other competitors. There is a fierce pressure on our football players and I want to give a shout out to the boys for those who are stuck under this pressure.
I am pleased with the reaction of the boys to the previous setbacks. The team showed character. I’ve known these guys for a long time and I’m even proud that I can work with such bright football players and I can rely on them. 95% of these boys are from the neighboring region. Both at the youth level and at the professional level, I believe in them. Some of our players have the potential to play for the Ukrainian national team, and some of the players are already recruited by the Ukrainian youth team.
In all game aspects, Rukh will steal for the Carpathians. We made adjustments to our game after our previous team, but did not go beyond our gaming principles. We played in the championship in a similar style, but then there was a moment of psychology involved. There was a pardon at the standard and gravets without finishing the episode until the end, if the opponent scored a goal. Then the boys burned out, but in the cup match the stinks came onto the field in relish and played more brilliantly. Golovne, continue to fall apart from the one we chose and followed our strategy. The rulers of Ruhu will develop and then everything will be fine in the club.
My victory as a coach is not the most important, and even as I have already stated, for me it’s a skin match. Karpaty is just as great for us as other teams. However, victory in the cup is important because everything can be left in one match, since the championship has the opportunity to improve the situation in the upcoming games. "
It is significant that tomorrow, June 30, there will be another seven matches of the 1/8 finals of the Ukrainian Cup.