Van Leeuwen after defeat to Karpaty: "Right now Kryvbas is building a new team"

Kryvbas head coach Patrick van Leeuwen opened up after his side's 1:4 loss to Lviv side Karpaty in the opening round of the Ukrainian Premier League. "I think the first half was solid and well organized. We played fewer long balls and tried to combine more. We started the game well, converted the penalty, and even before that we had chances to take the lead. Right now we are building a new team. After a lot of players left, we lost some stability, so we are working on getting back to the level this team showed before. In the second half we made a mistake and conceded. After that you could see we still lack the experience to turn a game like that around. That is a natural process for a team going through a rebuild. Every game is new experience. The players and the whole team are learning all the time. This match was a lesson for us too, and in the next game we need to come out with more desire, character and the right attitude. As for Roy Nava, he is already showing he can be a serious reinforcement. After Araujo and several other central midfielders left, we needed a player of that profile. He came from the Israeli league, which is a quality competition where teams play good football. Another debutant, Satchwell, has good pace and technique, and you can tell he came from a strong league. The main thing for him now is to adapt to Ukrainian football as quickly as possible, because it is more intense and physically demanding, and to learn how to use his scoring chances most effectively," Van Leeuwen said via the club's press service. The video highlights of the Kryvbas - Karpaty match are available on Football.ua.