Famous Ukrainian coach Ihor Yavorskyi in an interview "TEAMS 1" commented on the defeat of Dynamo Kyiv against Rennes (1:2) in the 3rd round of the Europa League group stage.
Ihor Yavorskyi— In the match between "Rennes" and "Dynamo" the Kyivans once again stepped on the same rake... It was the turn of Kyiv stopper Denis Popov to make a mistake in the last minutes. Even at the children's level, they teach that when you are not sure of the exact pass to your partner under the close protection of your opponents, just kick the ball out. Popov, who cannot boast of having the ball, for some reason decided to make a pass through the central zone, he was intercepted, and ultimately this led to Dynamo's third consecutive loss in the Europa League.
— Although, I remember, the president of Dynamo Ihor Surkis once noted that it is better to win in the Europa League than to lose shamefully in the Champions League...
— Unfortunately, Dynamo continue to disappoint in the European Cups, however, it cannot be said that their game in France was hopeless. Just like in the recent confrontation with Fenerbahce, there was a banal lack of concentration at the end of the match. And in the international arena, this is not forgiven.
I want to draw attention to one more important point. You can't count on consistent success without a goal-scoring striker. In my opinion, this is the biggest problem of the current "Dynamo". Kyivans very rarely threaten possession of their visavi.
— After another fiasco, how do you assess the chances of Mircea Lucescu's wards to appear in the Europa League next spring?
— As far as I'm concerned, they are zero. Now the main thing for Dynamo is to grab at least the third place in their group, which will allow them to continue their performances in the Conference League. In a word, rolled...
Vasyl MYKHAILOV
