Jaloliddin Masharipov: "It doesn't matter how many goals we scored, the important thing was to get three points"

After the defeat in the match against the Uzbekistan national team within the 7th round of the World Cup qualifiers, the head coach of the Kyrgyz Republic national team Maxim Lisitsyn attended a press conference.

"Our game was not the same. We could not show the fighting game that the fans expected. It is clear that this is connected with the red card. There were many fouls during the game, and after that the opponents had set pieces. After the red card, we had to make changes in the game. After the match, I thanked the guys for their desire, fighting spirit and dedication to the game. Today, we did not have any opportunities during the game and did not achieve the result. This was an experience for us," said Maxim Lisitsyn about today's match.

- Did the Kyrgyz Republic national team prepare for today's match according to such a scenario? How satisfied were you with the team's performance after the red card? If we look at the statistics, today your team only had one shot on goal. Did you try to implement any plan after the sending-off?

- Yes, we were not ready for the red card. At the beginning of the match, before the sending-off, the opponents had several standards. My players were under a lot of pressure from the opponent. After the red card, my team did not break down and tried to complete the difficult task. But it was not possible to do this and we could not do what we wanted.

- How do you assess the team's chances of qualifying for the playoffs after today's defeat?

- We have another home match. We need to prepare for it mentally and physically now. We will try to get points on our own field. Perhaps after this match we will be able to draw objective conclusions.

- There is a spring football factor in the CIS countries. Since the championships have just started, many players are not yet in the most optimal sports form. How much did this aspect hinder your team's preparation for today's match?

- The team was physically ready for today's match. If you pay attention, today there was a 105-minute game and we had no problems with it. If I talk about the tone of the game, not only in ours, but also in other teams with a lot of foreign players, players arrive in the team in different conditions. While the championship is still going on somewhere, our championship has just started. Some people play a lot, some play a little. We tried to balance the team. I can't say that we have managed to balance everything perfectly yet, but we have done enough to do this. I can say that the reason we couldn't attack today was the level of the opponent.

- Are you planning to make any changes to your team's tactics? Because only the goalkeeper saved the team today.

- I don't know what the goalkeeper has to do with tactics. Yes, he played well today. He has a lot of game practice with the team, and he showed himself today. Tactics are chosen based on many factors. Right now we have to look at suspensions, injuries. Later we will look at 3-5-2 or other formations. Everything is chosen based on the details, the players and the opponent.

- Did Joel Kojo protest after being substituted? If you could comment on this situation...

- Like all players, he wanted to play, to be active. But the coach has to decide on a strategy in such a situation. We are in a difficult situation now. There is a game ahead of us and that is why we had to choose the right strategy. Maybe this will bring results. Today we took him to the next game. We have enough resources.

- So, did you substitute Kojo early to save him for the next games?

- 60 minutes does not mean an early substitution. We changed tactics through substitutions. We tried to fulfill Kojo's role through a player who came off the bench. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”