Dynamo Kyiv faced a goalkeeper problem. After the match against Fenerbahce, George Bushchan was injured. The main goalkeeper of Dynamo underwent an operation on the meniscus and he should return to duty at the end of October. In the UPL match against Rukh, the second goalkeeper of Kiev Denis Boyko was also injured. According to media reports, Denis has problems with cruciate ligaments, and he may miss the rest of the season.
Ruslan Neshcheret. Photo: D. RudenkoNeshcheret did not take the first chance
Given the injury of two Dynamo goalkeepers, Ruslan Nescheret becomes the only goalkeeper for Mircea Lucescu. The 20-year-old native of Mukachevo already had a chance to gain a foothold in the first team, but he could not use it.
In the fall of 2020, Dynamo was able to qualify for the Champions League. In the second round, the team began to record the first cases of coronavirus. Before the match against Ferencváros, Buschan and Mikolenko passed positive tests, and for the next game against Barcelona, Mircea Lucescu was barely able to recruit 11 players due to the same covid. Two goalkeepers were out of the game: Boyko and Buschan. Therefore, Neshcheret played at the Camp Nou. Ruslan did not spoil the porridge, it was not his fault for the goals conceded, on the contrary, he received many compliments for his debut in the Champions League.
But in the next game, Neshcheret made a mistake. In the match against Shakhtar, Ruslan played uncertainly at the exit, which allowed Junior Moraes to score the first goal, which actually decided the fate of the match. The Kievans went to win back and received the removal of captain Sergei Sidorchuk. After that, the first and second numbers recovered, and Neshcheret sat on the bench.
Lucescu was pleased with Buschan, and Boyko used it for rotation and performances in the Ukrainian Cup. Ruslan was given a chance to rehabilitate himself in the match against Mariupol, which ended with the removal of Neshcheret in the first half. After that, talk about the first team lost its relevance.
Now there is another opportunity for the native of Mukachevo to try his hand at the first team. Of course, in two years he has become older, gained experience and is more prepared mentally and physically.
Ahead of Dynamo is an attempt to correct the situation in the Europa League. In the UPL, there is no longer any right to make a mistake, because competitors have already come off. In October, Lucescu's team will face Europa League matches against Rennes and AEK, and in the championship there will be matches against Shakhtar, Metalist, Vorskla, Kryvbas. Not a single passing match. All opponents are difficult. Therefore, Ruslan will no longer be required to simply replace Boyko or Buschan, but a really reliable and good game.
Buschan's successor
Ruslan has been talked about in football circles for a long time. At the age of 16, he was given advances and was considered one of the main goalkeeper talents in Ukraine. Neshcheret was Dynamo's goalkeeper in the UEFA Youth League for 4 seasons. He played for the youth teams of Ukraine of his age (the team of Volodymyr Yezersky could not qualify anywhere). In the current convocation of the youth team of Ukraine, along with Anatoly Trubin, he was the main goalkeeper of Ruslan Rotan. In the summer, there is every chance to go to Euro 2023.
For example, Trubin was not given such advances. It's just that the stars were so aligned that he got his chance at Shakhtar. Plus, we had to think about replacing Pyatov. Dynamo has younger competitors.
Neshcheret has very good natural data for a goalkeeper. He has a height of 190 cm. Textured, cold-blooded, psychologically stable, self-confident. Good reaction, play on the line. The usual problems for Dynamo goalkeepers in the game are on exits and legs, but Ruslan has recently added to these components.
Neshcheret's problem - Dynamo. In any other UPL team, except for Shakhtar, he would have played for a long time. It was not in vain that there was talk in the summer about his loan to Dnepr-1. But the level of the Dynamo goalkeeper must be very high, and there is always competition in this position. Reliable play from the goalkeeper is required immediately. Kyiv fans were brought up on the reliable game of goalkeepers. Oleksandr Shovkovskiy raised the goalkeeper's bar very high. Therefore, it is not easy for every new goalkeeper to reach out to her.
European clubs paid attention to the Ukrainian goalkeeper. There was information that Monaco was interested in Ruslan. But leaving Dynamo is very difficult, especially in the status of a talented goalkeeper.
Yes, and injuries interfere. Only in 2022, Ruslan broke his nose twice. Before that, there were enough different injuries that took up a lot of playing time and did not provide career development opportunities.
Ruslan chose Lunin's option. He is waiting for his chance in Kyiv and does not want to gain experience on rent. Perhaps there is some rationality in this, because Buschan went through a very similar path, who was in the role of a substitute goalkeeper for a long time, but was able to start playing closer to 25 years.
Ruslan will have his chances. Boyko's contract with Dynamo ends at the end of the season. In addition, an experienced goalkeeper risks not playing this season due to a knee injury. Nescheret automatically becomes the second goalkeeper in Lucescu's system and will receive more playing practice.
If he can prove himself in the October matches, then he will really compete with Buschan for the position of the first number. If it doesn’t work out again, then he will wait for his next chance, which will definitely come. Buschan's transfer can take place at any time, and you need to be ready for this.
Sergei TISHCHENKO
