The former coach of Kyiv "Dynamo" and the national team of Ukraine Yozhef Sabo shared his expectations for the rematch of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League "Sturm" - "Dynamo".
Joseph Szabo— To Jozef Jozefovich, should a one-goal advantage be enough for Dynamo to win overall against Sturm?
— I am confident that Dynamo will overcome this barrier. I watched the Austrians in the game and I can say that they are a team of the first league.
Kyiv's mistake in the last match was that they slowed down after their goal, sometimes they just rolled the ball, although they could have developed their advantage - then the second match could have turned into a formality. And so the intrigue still persists.
— What did you like about the "white-blue" game?
- Didn't like anything. And all because the football players behaved leisurely, the team played back a lot.
When I watched the German Bundesliga match between Eintracht and Bayern Munich, I couldn't take my eyes off the TV, the match was so intense. Yes, there were mistakes, but the opponents constantly tried to play forward, there was pressing, speed...
— Does "Dynamo" have a margin of safety?
— I could be wrong, but based on the first game, only maybe an earthquake can prevent Kyiv from going to the next round of the competition. "Sturm" will probably go forward with great strength, and Mircea Lucescu's team uses space well, this is Dynamo's trump card.
The Kyivans will rest and should approach the match fully armed. Lucescu has long decided on the basis for this match. There will be the same lineup as in the first game.
Tsygankov? He is a good football player, but a normal coach would not want him, because Victor is often prone to injuries. I think that Dynamo will be able to do without Tsygankov in this meeting.
— What are you most worried about before this game?
— So that no accident happens.
— This will be Dynamo's fourth official match this year. Does the team generally add?
— I want to say that in the matches with Fenerbahce, the Kyiv team looked better. "Sturm", in my opinion, is weaker than the Turks. In addition, in the last Austrian championship, they were 15 points behind the champion "Salzburg". Such a team should not be in the main draw of the Champions League.
— What will be your prediction for the return match between "Sturm" and "Dynamo"?
— Kyivans are not crawling forward. They will play calmly, they will definitely score. Maybe the opponent will do it once, but not more. I will stop at 1:1.
Yaroslav Pyatnytskyi
