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Mladen Pralija and Seidu Yahaya after the match with FC Ural. Video
Mladen Pralija, FC Sheriff head coach assistant:
We had a serious match a strong opponent today. The result is important but it is not the most significant thing. We had good chances but we did not score. We were compact in all lines. Yes, we do have mistakes, they must be improved, and then everything will be fine. I think that in two weeks left for the championship the team will be fully prepared.
What did the team lack to achieve a positive result?
We lacked concentration. FC Ural is a very good team. Today’s defeat is not tragedy, it is a friendly match. The result must be seen as something bad. I will say again that we were compact and made combinations. We lacked enough aggression, we’ll try to correct that.
Is the coaching staff satisfied with the football shown by the team at the training camp?
Yes, we are satisfied. The most important there are no injuries. We have two very serious matches ahead – against FC Spartak and FC Aris Limassol. It will be some kind of examination for our team before the championship.
What will the match between Sheriff and Spartak be like?
FC Spartak is one of the best teams in Russia. There are many good players capped in different national teams. I personally know Denis Glushakov, we worked in FC Lokomotiv together. If we concentrate in play as in the championship, then the result will be positive.
Seidu Yahaya, FC Sheriff midfielder:
Every game is difficult. We try to win every game but we could not do it today. It is only pre-seasonal preparation. We had no games for two months. Now we look quite well. We have some time to correct our mistakes.
Why did Sheriff lose today?
Football is the game in which you can win, lose or play a draw. You saw today’s game. We deserved to win but we lost.
Sheriff will also have such hard matches in the championship as they had today. Is the team ready for this?
Taking into account the way we work, it can be seen the team gets ready for serious matches. We don’t have a task to get victory no matter what in a friendly match. We look in the future and get ready for the championship games because we will need to do our best in them.
Sheriff has next game against a big club – FC Spartak Moscow. What are you thinking about before the match?
It does not matter who we play against but the way we play. I don’t want to guess because I am not a foreteller. Let’s wait for the match itself and we’ll see what will happen.
FC Sheriff Press Office
We had a serious match a strong opponent today. The result is important but it is not the most significant thing. We had good chances but we did not score. We were compact in all lines. Yes, we do have mistakes, they must be improved, and then everything will be fine. I think that in two weeks left for the championship the team will be fully prepared.
What did the team lack to achieve a positive result?
We lacked concentration. FC Ural is a very good team. Today’s defeat is not tragedy, it is a friendly match. The result must be seen as something bad. I will say again that we were compact and made combinations. We lacked enough aggression, we’ll try to correct that.
Is the coaching staff satisfied with the football shown by the team at the training camp?
Yes, we are satisfied. The most important there are no injuries. We have two very serious matches ahead – against FC Spartak and FC Aris Limassol. It will be some kind of examination for our team before the championship.
What will the match between Sheriff and Spartak be like?
FC Spartak is one of the best teams in Russia. There are many good players capped in different national teams. I personally know Denis Glushakov, we worked in FC Lokomotiv together. If we concentrate in play as in the championship, then the result will be positive.
Seidu Yahaya, FC Sheriff midfielder:
Every game is difficult. We try to win every game but we could not do it today. It is only pre-seasonal preparation. We had no games for two months. Now we look quite well. We have some time to correct our mistakes.
Why did Sheriff lose today?
Football is the game in which you can win, lose or play a draw. You saw today’s game. We deserved to win but we lost.
Sheriff will also have such hard matches in the championship as they had today. Is the team ready for this?
Taking into account the way we work, it can be seen the team gets ready for serious matches. We don’t have a task to get victory no matter what in a friendly match. We look in the future and get ready for the championship games because we will need to do our best in them.
Sheriff has next game against a big club – FC Spartak Moscow. What are you thinking about before the match?
It does not matter who we play against but the way we play. I don’t want to guess because I am not a foreteller. Let’s wait for the match itself and we’ll see what will happen.
FC Sheriff Press Office
