The former midfielder of 'Chornomorets', 'Dnipro', Ternopil 'Nyva', and 'Mykolaiv', and now coach Yuriy Kulish shared his thoughts on Dynamo’s defeat to Kolos in the 13th round of the Ukrainian championship.
The defeat of 'Dynamo' was striking. There is nothing surprising in the fact that Kyiv lost to the formidable 'Kolos', which, with the spring return of Ruslan Kostyshyn to the coaching bridge, has again become a hard nut to crack for any opponent. What is more striking is the fact of the third consecutive defeat. I can’t recall such a thing from 'Dynamo'. It’s hard to explain how a team that became a champion last season suddenly finds itself in such an unenviable tournament position.
There is a lot of talk about this situation now, but it’s only getting worse. Judge for yourself: previously, there was criticism about five consecutive draws by Dynamo, and now everyone is talking about three defeats. It’s hard for me to explain the reason for the crisis; all club members should carefully analyze it. But that 'Dynamo' urgently needs to rectify the situation is obvious to everyone. Not everything is lost for Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s team in this championship, so it’s worth thinking carefully about how to make up for lost time.
I believe that the defeat to 'Kolos' was logical. A trend has emerged: if 'Dynamo' concedes first, they usually lose points in such a match. The Kovalyvka team was leading 2—0 after the first half, so they didn’t feel psychological pressure regarding the result in the second half. On the contrary — it made them feel free. 'Dynamo' needed to save the game, but all they managed was a single goal scored by Ogundana shortly before the final whistle. The guests did not manage to do more, although they had their chances, — the expert reminded.
