It is very difficult for those who grew up during the times of "advanced socialism" to realize a simple and well-known truth for a thousand years - there are no free lessons! Someone pays for them one way or another. Therefore, it is best to pay yourself to really learn something!
If Dynamo Kyiv hadn't conceded an unfortunate goal from "Fenerbahce" in the last minutes, then we would definitely be talking about the coaching genius of Mircea Lucescu, who built the right tactics for the game and almost beat the Turkish team for the second time in a row on their field. "Dynamo" football players would look like they were deliberately luring the opponent to their half in order to score in practically their only attack in almost a hundred minutes of playing time. And anyone who would question this would be called with bad words.
But this time Dynamo was frankly unlucky - the two missed goals were not at all necessary - apart from them, "Fenerbahce" did not create almost anything, stubbornly throwing the ball into the "Dynamo" goal. Twice it worked and brought victory. Which gives us the opportunity to look at the game of the Kyivans as objectively as possible.
So, Dynamo completely and completely failed the game on the flanks - the home team played with them as they wanted. The presence of Tsygankov and Kabaev on the field was evidenced only by the protocol of the starting lineups, and past Dubinchak and Kendzora, opponents ran as if through mannequins. The center of the defense was nervous - Burda and Sirota didn't seem to "bring" balls into their own goal this time, but their nervousness led to the fact that the only way to attack was for Dynamo to hit goalkeeper Bushchan at random. Such a tactic has the right to live, but only when the team is fighting for the ball. The Dynamo team hopelessly lost almost all of this struggle.
Yes, the players of the home team played rudely, brazenly and dirty. But wasn't everyone aware of this beforehand? We have already played with this team twice recently. So maybe it was worth pushing instead of falling from each collision? But can our football players do it? It will not be allowed to play hard in our championship, and the lessons of athletic football in the European Cups are too expensive. Therefore, these lessons should be analyzed in detail so as not to repeat one's own mistakes.
Therefore, in my opinion, a defeat against Fenerbahce is more useful for the current Dynamo than a quite likely draw and even a victory. Lost precious tournament points, under the conditions of correct conclusions, can become a proper payment for a lesson in real, albeit Turkish, football. The main thing is to learn this lesson!
Mykola Nesenyuk
