The head coach of Astana, Grigory Babayan spoke about the results of the match with Atyrau.

- It was a difficult match emotionally and physically. It is clear that it was not easy after the match with Dinamo Tbilisi, we spent a lot of energy, so we made a certain rotation. Football players are not made of iron, it was necessary to give a rest to a large group of players.

Those who came out played well, committed many attacks, controlled the ball, and Atyrau did not defend well. We did not succeed in only one thing - to score a goal. There were moments, it was only necessary to hit the target. But they also controlled the game, the ball, there were great moment to score the goal, but they could not use those chances. In such matches, one ball would have decided everything, but, unfortunately, it turned out like this.

There are no complaints regarding dedication, everyone did their best on the field. Unfortunately, we lost Aroyan - he was injured, this is the problem - the biggest disappointment of the match.

- How long will it take for Mikhail Gabyshev to get back to training?
- Gabyshev has not been training for 10 days, he will return to training in the main group in a week. He has a fairly serious injury, usually it takes from 14 to 21 days for such injuries to heal. He has already rested for 10 days, and is undergoing special therapy, he is getting well, but for now, we can't take risks. He won't be with us the next 5-6 days.

- We noticed that Dinamo plays more in the center, the game is built through small passes. And if you separate certain players, they might get lost. And we think that you need to focus on the second half, they usually lose concentration during this period of time.
- We will consider your analysis. So far, we have not prepared for the match with Zagreb, as we had a match against Atyrau. Now we are collecting information, but I can say that this is a very serious team. They played for the Super Bowl and the first round, there are already videos of these games, but we haven't watched them yet. Your analysis will be taken into account.

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