Leonid Slutskiy: I'm very delighted that we showed our character and quality in the end
—In the weather conditions like today much depends on the first goal. If we'd scored first, the scenario may had unfolded similar to the match against Ufa. Unfortunately, we conceded, after which Amkar played very defensively. It was very difficult to break through such a defense. I'm delighted that we showed our character and quality in the end.
— Why Dzagoev didn't play and Bazelyuk wasn't included in the squad list for this match? Were they injured? Another question about Vitinho and Panchenko: are they for 100 percent ready?
— Dzagoev got a painful bruise in the match against Ufa. He didn't feel any pain during that game due to the cold weather, but in the next morning his knee swelled. He doesn't have any serious damage, but had to miss today's match. For Bazelyuk it's more useful to play for the youth team right now and gain practice. Yesterday he scored another goal in the youth championship. Concerning Vitinho and Panchenko, they recovered from injuries, but missed a lot of time. Considering the fact that we had no full-scale training process right now due to the cold weather and tight schedule, they didn't gain optimal conditions yet.
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