FC Sheriff head coach Yuri Vernidub about the match against FC Petrocub and the upcoming European competition:

 

- The match can be described as nervous ...

- Why nervousness? Good match, many moments. We have a lot, Petrocub also had chances. I can say: from the picture that I saw, we are still stronger. We showed it on the field, and if we had scored all the chances that we had, the score would have been much higher.

- Will Sheriff manage to keep Castaneda for the next season?

- We will do everything for this. I Have no information that he is going somewhere.

- I want to ask you, if all the matches were played with such intensity, would it be a plus for FC Sheriff?

- This is a plus for the entire Championship. I think, first of all, for the national team. Because there are a lot of Moldovan players in Petrocub, and what I said before the game, they are quite good, trained, good players. Naturally, I would like more matches like this. This is adrenaline, first of all for me, as a coach, for players. We let off steam in the first half, went out, scored, showed the game, won. I am very happy for myself and, above all, for the boys. I can say that I am proud to play with these boys.

 - It is clear that it was a match with Petrocub and you played with the players you used in all matches. The last match of the Championship will be played by other players - who played less?

- I have said more than once that we do not share. We are preparing for July 6-7, there will also be a very tight schedule. The boys should feel it now. And it's good that there are games in three days for the fourth, in two for the third. This suggests that FC Sheriff is physically perfectly ready. There are no questions regarding this component. Constant pressure. Moreover, not just pressure, but high pressure. I think everything will be fine, but we'll see who will play. All the same, microtraumas appear. This game, for example, was not played by Radeljic because of such an injury. God grant that everyone is healthy, and they have enough strength and health to go through all these games in one breath.

- What are your goals in European competitions, the group stage of which tournament?

- I'm not afraid to say that I really want to get into the group stage of the Champions League. Then I will be the happiest person. I will participate for the first time sfrom the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League. Before that, I spent 6-7 years in the Europa League, twice my team got into the group. Of course, I would like to be in the Champions League group. If it doesn't work out, now the format has changed - then you can get into the Europa League group, then the Conference League group. I would like to perform as best as possible. I think the boys understand this, and they will play these games with dignity and at a good level.

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