Morozs pleased with RFS title season, Liepāja's Goba ashamed of missing European places

At the end of the Latvian top-flight football league season, the Virslīga, Viktors Morozs, head coach of Rīgas Futbola skola (RFS), said he was very satisfied with the title-winning campaign. Liepāja's club, meanwhile, was left without a place in European club tournaments, while Daugavpils secured one.

RFS: a season without major slumps

Morozs said the team played in a disciplined, organised and powerful way. He particularly liked how the players responded in difficult moments and kept their concentration. The coach intends to stay in his post, keep working with the squad and look for the next steps in its development.

Riga: finishing was lacking

Adriāns Guļa, head coach of the club Riga, cited the quality of the pitch and chances that went unconverted, including a missed penalty. He believes his side was better than RFS in their head-to-head matches, but said a championship must also be won in the remaining games. Guļa said that after Champions League matches it is hard to keep motivation in domestic leagues in other countries as well, citing Bratislava's Slovan, and argued it is not about wages. The season involved 55–60 matches across three or four competitions.

Daugavpils: a ticket to European competition

Jurijs Sokolovs, assistant coach of Daugavpils, thanked player Valerijs Lizunovs for two goals in Liepāja that helped win the European competition place. He also congratulated goalkeeper Jānis Beks on his birthday, called it Beks's best season and said he should be named the Virslīga's best goalkeeper and called up to the national team.

Liepāja: the goal was not reached

Jānis Goba, Liepāja's acting head coach, admitted the team's only aim was to keep fighting for European football, and that dream is gone. He said he feels shame and deep disappointment, took responsibility for the players' struggle to find a common language on the pitch, and said the squad is good enough to meet the target.