Orenburg head coach Marcel Lichka admitted that it would be difficult to keep striker Vladimir Sychev in the team if he had an offer from another club.

This season, Sychevoi has scored 16 goals and made two assists in 17 matches in all competitions. The agreement of the 26-year-old Russian with Orenburg is calculated until the end of 2024.

– What did you do with Sychev? He is now the leader of the scorer race and is going to the national team …

– We are working. He wants to work, he talks a lot with the second coach. Accepts criticism. He is a natural product of football, he has taken such a big step forward in three years. He accepted it as a gift from God, from football, – Match TV quotes Lichka.

– What needs to be done so that Sychevoi scores so many goals in the spring?

– Work in training and repeat what you did already in the game. (In the match with Krasnodar) he worked hard in defense after losing the ball. This is hard work, you need to keep working. How you train is how you play.

– What did they say to him before leaving for the national team?

We all thanked him and wished him good luck. This is a very important moment in his career. Super!

– Is the fact that Sychevoi extended the contract important to you as a coach?

He can calm down a little. If there is any proposal from another team, it will be difficult for us to keep it. I already said upstairs – I’ll take it with me to the Czech Republic, lock it in a room and won’t give it to anyone.