Mikhail Kobyakov: «Not everything worked out for us, but the girls improved as the season progressed.»

It was very difficult to turn the game around because we were expected to start actively, but it didn't work out at all. There was some stiffness that wasn't typical of us. This led to two missed goals, there was no activity either in defensive actions or in attacking ones.

But the episode with our scored goal turned out to be important, it changed both the game and the mood. During the break, we corrected some moments. I think that we played the second half better and more actively than the opponent.

Can we say that there wasn't enough time to snatch the victory?

We had chances during the game to snatch this victory. I don't think anything would have changed if there had been extra time. We had chances, but we didn't take advantage of them. We created moments, forced the opponents to make mistakes. We had good attacks after pressing, taking the ball away, but somewhere we were unlucky, and somewhere we lacked skill.

Actually, it's good that we pulled this game out. The girls did well, showed character. The last game of the season — of course, I wanted to leave on a good note. But even though it's not a victory, such a comeback is also a good note. Thank you, girls, for such dedicated work!

Not everything worked out for us, but I can safely say that throughout the season they worked very conscientiously and improved in many aspects.

How did the season turn out for our team?

Of course, we wanted to perform better. We set ourselves a different goal. We wanted the girls to make a leap in their development, and I think we didn't fully succeed. There is progress, it's noticeable, but it's not as powerful as we would like.

But overall, we made it into the top ten, where serious rivals are gathered, and gained good experience. Many of our girls who didn't have playing practice last season, or in general haven't had it in their careers, got it in large quantities this year.

Therefore, on the one hand, as a coach, I'm not satisfied with some aspects, especially the result. But on the other hand, I can say that a lot of work has been done. The girls have improved their individual qualities and managed to compete with teams. There was practically no game where we easily lost.

We can complain that we clearly missed some games when we had an advantage. And only two games we lost due to the clear advantage of the opponents. So, rather, I consider this season satisfactory. You can't say it's an excellent year, you probably can't call it a good one either. But I want to thank both the team and my staff and, of course, the fans

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