Saniol: “We had trained a lot on penalties – This process needs big… balls”

“The penalty shootout needs big… balls”! Vinny Saniol referred to the penalties that decided yesterday’s match between Georgia and our national team and after the end of the match while responding to earlier pressures from people who wanted him to say goodbye to the Georgian national team and commented…

“Previously, many believed that I should leave the national team of Georgia, but this is what I was trying to explain, that it takes months and years for results to come. To tell you the truth, I never thought of leaving, because I feel good here, there are professionals around me, it’s a pleasure to work with them.”

Regarding the penalty shootout process, he said:

“We practiced a lot on penalties. When you have a penalty, you never know who will finish the game and therefore who will shoot. We talked individually and found out who was ready.” he emphasized and then talked about the performance of his players.

“In general, I don’t want to single out the players, they are all good, even Dvali who played fantastic, the penalty he took was a reflection of his game. Also, Davitashvili, Mikoutatze, I don’t want to single anyone out, the penalty shootout requires big “balls”. I want to mention Kvekveskiri, who cried the most after the defeat to North Macedonia. He didn’t have to play much, but he scored the last penalty and he’s a good example, he showed strong character and I want to thank the guys a lot!“, concluded.