Greetings, compatriots!
As you, dear viewers, undoubtedly already know, our expert correctly assumed that the 3d format will not do without surprises this time. AI, that TTV uses to calculate data, has always had a tendency to make strange decisions when faced with something incomprehensible. This time he outdid himself. It was expected that he might lose his mind when calculating the match with Sylestone, but he dropped out even earlier, which is why we had to watch first WCQ round in a classic 2d format. The team's game, however, did not get any worse from that, the duel with Tequilo brought the lads three such necessary points. Perhaps, at the finish line they will cost much more. But this is still a long way off. And today we have an unexpected guest. The FA CEO turned out to be unavailable, Kerr left for the training camp with his club, and the head coach of the national team agreed to satisfy our need for communication personally, who in recent years almost did not give interviews. So, we welcome to the studio the person to whom we owe the fame in the world and those unforgettable days after winning the BoF.
M.T.: It’s certainly not me that we owe the fame. I did not suggest any special scheme of the game. Absolutely any coach in my place would play about the same. And you also attribute the victory to me in vain, we didn’t fight with the coach of our opponents on swords or clubs. To a large extent the victory is a merit of the players. I was not present at field at all ( both laughs ).
T.R.: Would any coach play in the same way? The national team, if I'm not mistaken, changed the game pattern twice ...
M.T.: I think I'm put it right. Remember what all our athletes in different sports took to the field with. All of them played fast, combinationally, spectacularly. Someone then moved on to more pragmatic approaches, while others continue to act as they did. But again, everyone started in the same style. Rugby players, hockey players ... even water polo players ... with no experience, no clearly understanding what to wait for, but still you have to play as beautifully as possible.
T.R.: Oh well. Now you - as the FA CEO explained to us - are bringing up a whole group of players and practicing a new tactical scheme. Why now?
M.T.: This is the second try, remember? Do you remember how the first push ended? I will remind you. I then threw the newcomers into the battle and we suffered several idiotic and illogical defeats. It's good that these were only a couple of friendly matches. One of them ended 4:7! Then I tried defensive system at the Cup of Harmony and we were one step away from relegation in the group stage. It was clear that both processes required consistency and patience.
T.R.: And what has changed?
M.T.: I talked a lot with the coaches, we with FA held a number of training camps to discuss the most important issues. It was not easy for new ideas to find supporters, I honestly admit. But in the end, new faces appeared in the team again. Let's see who is capable of what, but it seems to me that the results of the process itself are encouraging. Not sports results yet, but the process itself.
T.R.: We recently did an interview with your colleague and colleague, so he suggested that there is some kind of failure in the psychology of our players, which is why they break down when fate unfairly offends them. Your opinion?
M.T.: I have to agree that there is probably something of this kind. For my part, I drew attention to this even in our first qualifying campaign. But so far I cannot find a way to find this defect, adequately define it and develop an effective antidote. However, work is already underway on this at the highest level, the brightest minds and experts in psychology are joined hunt. Practice shows that there is very little in the world that our people are unable to cope with if they take things properly. In our local championship, such a things does not happen, everyone is fighting, which means that this is something unusual, connected with the conditions of international competitions.
T.R.: How do you like recent match of the tournament if it seen from the bench?
M.T.: In two ways. We won, which is good, but we also won and won matches in the Indian Cup, and then the lads just did not come to their senses after highly unexpected failure. Let's remember the last qualifying tournament with its disgusting refereeing (and throw unkind words at them) - this was not the last factor in the psychological breakdown. The quality of the game itself was pleasing, but this penalty, the first in five seasons not converted into a goal, was, of course, a traumatic episode. It's good that we were already score and that Kerr did not change anything with this failure. Well, the fact that Tequilo seriously pressed us even when they are having only ten men is an excuse to give up loud shouts of joy and beating drums. I must add, nevertheless, that we need loud shouts and beating drums literally. Our fans is having our great appreciation, they are responsible for a really big chunk of merit for this victory.
T.R.: In five qualifying tournaments, the team never started with a defeat ...
M.T.: Yes, and did not lose at home for several seasons. And in the recent WCQ, we suffered as many defeats in her field as in all the previous ones, despite a good game. Let's not wait for statistics to somehow predetermine everything by itself.
T.R.: Implementing a new scheme is always stressful. And although the team concedes less, lads also score less...
M.T.: And it is true. But still, we do not deviate from our manner of playing. No one understand us if we crowd at our gates, even when the opponents is clearly stronger.
T.R.: In the last match, attention to defense came in handy. How did you like the actions of the defence?
M.T.: Again, it is twofold thing. The hosts showed a very serious perseverance, despite such circumstances, and it's not good that we gave them chances, and did not push the game to the center of the field. But in general the lads doing well. The guys from Tequilo have always been distinguished by their perseverance and persistence in attack, so leave their field without goals conceded is a very good result. However, let's see how the defenders hold on in future.
T.R.: But still, many feared that since you tried a new game scheme with new players, the old ones might not fit into it. How does it feel in the end?
M.T.: In the last three tournaments, I have been constantly shuffling the players in the back line, while leaving the formation and tactic scheme unchanged. You see the result. Although soon we will have to change something, otherwise the rivals will soon adapt and come up with ways to counter.
T.R.: The question, of course, is banal, but still: will there be new faces in the team in the near future?
M.T.: As soon as I see a player demonstrating a stable high-quality game, I will immediately give him a chance. But only on condition that it is exactly stable and of high quality. People who know how to get together for two or three great matches only are also sometimes very useful, but still we work for the long term.
T.R.: Several people who have already donned the national team jersey expressed their intention to try their luck abroad, in the hope of improving their skills. What do you think about it?
M.T.: I don’t really understand yet what will come of it. Yes, I am aware that two players who were previously involved in the games of the national team have publicly expressed their desire to take the opportunity to move to foreign clubs. I wish them the best of luck, although it seems to me that with the current order in the global transfer system, they have a bigger chance to get lost rather than become famous. But I promise, as long as my powers as a head coach are in force, I will closely monitor every player who goes abroad. Finnsnes has accumulated some qualities there that distinguish him from the rest of the team, maybe it will work out like that in other cases.
T.R.: When your powers run out, what will you do?
M.T.: I'll get drunk, smash windows, vandalize cars and shops, bully passers-by, and do so every day, and when police interfered, refer to my great achievements as a reason why I must be not arrested. ( both laughs ). It would be interesting to return to club football, and maybe work abroad.
T.R.: But if you are offered a multimillion-dollar contract from the Nephara League while retaining the authority of the national team coach, what will you do?
M.T.: I will thank and refuse. One of the leading leagues is, of course, a prestigious place, but the responsibility is also great. Can I let people, who have high hopes for our cooperation, down, and not tell them that going into club football in completely new circumstances can be very difficult, even painful. And these hypotetic club-owners are probably will be eager to have quick successes. Also it’s almost impossible to be effective manager of both teams. Even concerns of national team alone definitely can boil brains, but two teams at once is too heavy for me.
T.R.: And if, on the other hand, the BoF debutants offer you the post of their coach?
M.T.: It would be an interesting experience. Probably. But I will also refuse. Too much depends on luck in such tournaments, and knowing that you are not to blame, and that the team has lost, is also so-so pleasure. But this is all theory. All my thoughts are focused on the next game and the prospects of our team.
T.R.: Thank you very much for the interview and good luck to our guys in the next matches!
