Well-known Ukrainian coach and football expert Vyacheslav Grozny shared his expectations from Dynamo's game in the Europa League.
V'yacheslav Grozny- Dynamo did not manage to break into the Champions League, but they will play in the Europa League. What can you say about the people of Kiev?
- Such are the realities today that only Shakhtar represents Ukraine in the Champions League. Dynamo are great for having passed Sturm and Fenerbahce. But you have to be realistic, it was impossible to pass Benfica. It was already in the realm of fantasy. The people of Lisbon have a really cool team! Last year, Benfica played with Dynamo in the group stage of the Champions League, and then the Portuguese left the quartet, beating Barcelona, which was third. This is just in case for those who have forgotten!
Dynamo players have been away from home for several months. They were in a psychologically stressful situation. We do not know how the command was displayed at the peak of the form. As a coach, I understand football players, coaches and leaders. In the group round of the Europa League, the Kievans will play with familiar Fenerbahce and familiar Cypriot AEK, who played with Dnipro-1. These teams are already familiar to us, but it makes sense to talk about Rennes.
- You studied the game "Renna". What can you say about this French team and what chances do Dynamo players have in this group?
- I think that Dynamo will be fresh in the Europa League. And I will say that the people of Kiev know how to play. I think that Dynamo will win their group in the Europa League. I watched how Rennes played against Lance. Yes Lance completely outplayed the opponent, winning 2:1. I was surprised! I thought it would be the other way around, to be honest. I did not see the organization of the game at Rennes. This is a paradox! I was amazed, I expected something completely different.
Yes, 17-year-old Tel went to Bayern, but he was not the main player of Rennes. Although the main player in the defensive line Moroccan Nayef Agerd moved to West Ham. And in that year, the talented Camavinga moved to Real! An experienced, good goalkeeper Mandanda, Kalimuendo, Belgian Teate, as well as Welsh Rodon from Tottenham came to the team. Rennes took fourth place in the French championship last season, and the year before it was sixth.
Before the match with Dynamo (October 6), Rennes in the French championship will play with Auxerre, a very decent Marseille that I like, and Strasbourg. In the Europa League, the French will play with AEK and Fenerbahce. In these fights, the people of Kiev will be able to study their rivals. I am very optimistic about the group of people from Kiev.
- Do you think the people of Kiev will be able to repeat the success in the matches against Fenerbahce and reach the playoffs of the Europa League?
- Yes, Dynamo has already passed Fenerbahce. Although the Turks, after the departure from Dynamo, defeated Slovacko and Austria. At the start of the Turkish Championship, the Canaries scored 10 points in five matches. The Turks score a lot and concede a lot. Dynamo players can successfully play against all opponents and win this group.
I already see the smiles of skeptics who say: "Well, well, Grozny, you are again in the clouds!" I don't have my head in the clouds! The level of organization of the game among the people of Kiev is higher. Yes, the level of Fenerbahce players is higher than that of Dynamo. This is true! But the organization of the game of Kiev without a ball is much higher. Turkish teams don't work very well without the ball. They are good for attack. If they manage to score, then it is difficult to play against them. And if Turkish teams are not allowed to do what they can, they get nervous and get red cards. We remember this from the match against Dynamo in qualifying.
Dmitry KOTKOV
