Syomin: It's important we got three points
Lokomotiv head coach Yuriy Syomin has summarized the game against Arsenal (1:0) in Gameweek 1 of the ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Championship.
- The players didn't have time to fully rest. It's important we got these three points. Bad play and a win is better than good play and a loss.
- Why wasn't Tarasov registered for this game and what's your take of Lysov's debut?
- In the Super Cup extra time he had problems with the Achilles tendon. We chose not to take a risk. I hope Dmitriy will play against CSKA. As for Lysov, he played OK. There was movement.
- Late in the game the team pulled back.
- It was a right decision. We had to secure the scoreline in a difficult game and get three points.
- How would you comment on the shift of the day of the match against CSKA?
- It would be great to know such things a bit ahead. We have our own schedule of training and recovery, and there you go - they tell us about the shift just two days before the game. We cannot challenge this decision. CSKA work out their calendar very well, they calculate all the small things.
