Shakhtar head coach Igor Jovicevich commented on his transfer from Dnipro-1.
Igor Yovichevich. Photo — shakhtar.com- Your transfer to Shakhtar caused a huge resonance. What happened to Dnepr-1?
- Out of respect for you and readers, but this is more a question for the Dnepr-1 club, so I can say that now without comment.
I spent two very good years at Dnepr-1. The coaching staff and the players have given the club a lot during this time - both a sporting result, as an entry into the Europa League, and financially. I am proud to have spent these two years working there. And no one can steal these memories from me. I wear them in my heart.
Friends do not need to explain their steps. Let everyone else do the analysis according to their own opinion. There is a lot of respect for Dnepr-1, but this is a purely sporting principle that moves every specialist towards the dream that he has in himself. We will play in the Champions League - for this I work every day. The match against Ajax was a simulation of what I want to live.
- Could this situation have been avoided?
- It turns out that there was a scandal, but everything was transparent. Everyone was aware. This is a question for those who make noise.
- Have you read the statement of Dnipro-1 and Bereza's words?
- This is a question for the club. I have the utmost respect for him. I got the maximum pleasure while working at Dnepr-1. We showed all the fans that the team plays good football - spectacular and fun. And the team was rightfully in third place.
But sports challenges sometimes choose neither timing nor place. Sometimes this can come as a surprise.
- Did you communicate with the leadership of Dnepr-1 after your transfer?
- Not. If you think that I will say something against Dnepr-1, then you will never hear it from me in your life.
- Then the last thing on this topic. Dnipro-1 claims that you moved to Shakhtar using the FIFA rules. This is true?
- I think the club will explain that we did not use the FIFA rules. I personally didn't even think about it. The fact that I made the decision whether to leave or not to leave is a completely different factor. Here I will put a point.
