Former Dnipro coach Alexander Poklonsky spoke about the bright newcomer of Dnipro-1 Valentin Rubchinsky, who took his first steps in adult football with him.
Alexander Poklonsky— He has many good qualities: a non-standard stroke, the ability to find an unexpected solution, he is also good in selection. All this was evident even at the time when he played at the Dnipro academy. With his game, he proved that he was already ready to demonstrate a high level. Valentin needs a little more confidence, gaming experience. I think that in terms of potential he is stronger than Yarmolyuk, who was sold to the English Brentford.
I first saw him at the Dnipro Academy. Invited to the team. Dnipro then played in the second league. So Valentin made his debut with me - he played several matches. Then he played with me in Nikopol, in the youth team of Dnipro-1. Yes, we were preparing for the spring part of the season, and Valentin was considered as one of the players who could continue his playing career under my leadership. We discussed this option with Andrey Rusol.
Jovićević was very pleased with Valentin, attracted him to the first team. I wanted to leave him. At the beginning of winter, he traveled from Dnipro-1 to training camps. It’s just that Jovicevic had such masters as Djurasek, Di Franco and other experienced players in the middle line. It was not easy for a 20-year-old guy to break into the base. Can Rubchinskiy become a star of Ukrainian football? Why not? For this, he has all the data. Excellent technique, excellent vision of the field. As for me, he is a player of the same scale as Zavarov, - the expert is sure.
