Georgy Yartsev
Georgy Yartsev
cards defense half liked neither nor obviously paralyzed performance players scared second series yellow
I liked neither the performance nor the result. The defense got a series of yellow cards in the first half that paralyzed them in the second half. My players were obviously scared of the opponent.
qualify task
Our task was to come here and qualify for the quarter-finals. We did not do that so we were unsuccessful.
everybody produce results teams unexpected
Everybody thought this championship could produce unexpected results and Portugal-Greece already showed this. In our group, all teams can produce surprises.
absence key players serious team three
All three are key players on our team and their absence is a serious blow.
afraid cards defense taken yellow
All the yellow cards put our defense under pressure. They were afraid of being taken out of the game.
might needed people rookies russian soccer
People might say we didn't need this victory. I think we very much needed it. The Russian soccer needed it. Look at how many rookies we had.