The U21 national team fought a draw 1: 1 with Estonia in Jelgava on Tuesday in the qualifying tournament of the 2021 European Championship. In the overall standings of the tournament, the Latvian national team closes its subgroup with four points in seven games, being in the sixth place.
“The game was very difficult – after the emotional fight against Serbia, we expected today that there would be a difficult fight,” Basov is quoted as saying by the Latvian Football Federation (LFF). The opponent played more from the defense, so during the break I told the guys that even one mistake can cost a lot. I think we dominated and controlled the ball today, but we didn’t do everything we could in the attack. “
“We are saddened by the result, but there will be two more games in October, for which we will prepare now. After Kroļlis went to the national team, there was a lack of rotational attack to strengthen the front line today, ”the coach continued. “We cannot be proud of the reserves in this position even outside the current sample. Everyone is ready to play, but it must be understood that in the current national team model, not everyone has enough experience in matches of this level. There was discipline in defense, there were good transitions, but there was a lack of mastery. ”
“Our goal is to win, but the situation today is as it is. Must work! We need to improve the situation in the table, because the last place is the last place, ”Basov did not hide.
After the game, the striker Marko Regža, who has already scored four goals in this qualification tournament, also shared his thoughts. “It simply came to our notice then low – we only switched in the second half. “
“The attackers had few free zones, they had to play a lot with long passes. We needed to create more at the opponents’ goal. It wasn’t easy to play in such rainy conditions, but that’s the fate of the footballers. Needed pull out victory. There is a little disappointment, but we are working further, because important games are waiting for us, ”concluded Regža.
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