In the meeting held in England, the Lithuanian champions played with extremely thin ranks, but managed to play good football in sections. Strategist Stijns Vreven was also happy about that.
“There are mixed feelings in the mind. I think we played a good enough game, we ended up with a draw, even though we were in the minority for half an hour. Goalkeepers aside, we had few outfield players, so all credit to the rest of the players who fought back. We only played good football in sections and had chances. As far as luck was concerned, we kept a “dry” goal, so the match was not bad.
As for the mixed feelings, of course I’m thinking about the first game. We have to be fair that that result was too high. I need to better analyze what happened there, because The New Saints are not a bad team, but the difference can’t be that big, the away game shows that. At home we were destroyed maybe by stress, maybe by fitness or tactical part. I have to analyze that because I want to learn from that match.
The adventure in Europe is over, it’s good that we got to the second round of the Champions League, it’s good for the club from a sporting point of view and financially. I am happy that we will be able to focus on the important thing – moving up the table. Finally, we will be able to have regular training sessions,” the Belgian gave a detailed overview of the duel to the fk-panevezys.lt website.
S. Vrevenas was also happy with the good game of guard Domantas Vaičekauskas, who had to change his position during the match.
“Domantas Vaičekauskas appeared in the first match between them and showed a lot of energy and enthusiasm. He started the match against “Dainava” and performed well once again. I always tell players that anyone can play, it’s all about energy. There was no reason to replace him, he played well and I praised him after the match, said the man. coach. – At first we had to play in the middle of the field – we showed a lot of energy, drive and fight. After that, I had to play on the right wing after being sent off, then I did well too. He has a good mentality, he wants to learn, he is open to criticism, I am happy for him.”
2024-08-30 10:16:31