“We played for the result and after the first half we knew that pressure and fast football would be waiting for us. We had an unsuccessful start to the second half – not all of our players have the right playing practice to keep up with this pace. The end result is both good and bad, ”said Basov, who had his debut at the helm of the U21 national team after a match with journalists.
“The boys were not happy after the game – they wanted to win. Yes, of course, Serbia is a very strong team, its footballers play in top clubs, but we had a chance to win today. However, the tie and point against Serbia is also a good result. This was important after a long break from the national team, “the coach commented.”
“The first half was not only good, but most importantly – smart. We talked about not being allowed to play in combo football with the Serbs, because that is not our game today. I think that in the future everything will only get better and better, ”added the coach. “Before the match, we worked a lot on the play of standard situations, transitions and second balls and in this respect the guys were Malachi. “
“It is normal. However, this is our main goal – to prepare the players for the national team, ”Basovs commented on the move of Raimonds Kroļlis, who was previously invited to the U21 national team, to the national team, also outlining his choice of Friday’s line-up. “Today, several football players went to the field, who do not have enough daily practice in clubs, but in the current training camp they proved themselves better than others. We used to work with several of these footballers individually on functional readiness for two months before. They also have experience, they played well. ”
The Latvian national team will play the next qualifying tournament game on September 8, when Estonia will face opponents right in Jelgava.
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