Former defender of the Ukrainian national team Bogdan Shershun praised the game of Dynamo Kyiv in yesterday's match of the 4th round of the Europa League group stage with the French Rennes (0:1).
- Bogdan, in comparison with the game in France, which took place a week ago, the mentor of the Kiev team released Neshcheret, Tymchik, Sirota and Garmash, who did not play in Rennes, in the starting lineup. Was it a justified choice of the head coach of Kiev?
— Mircea Lucescu looks at the players during the training process. Those who were in better physical condition played. What did we see in Krakow? Problems in the Dynamo game, as they were, remain. And this especially applies to the attacking actions of the people of Kiev. What can you expect with such a game in European competitions, the question is rhetorical.
- Was the first half of the reporting match equal?
— The guests started this meeting very calmly. They had a good scoring backlog. It seemed to me that they came for a draw. Everything suited them. For a long time, Rennes players have been eyeing Dynamo's game. As for our team, the Dynamo team had to win the bloody nose. Before the break, both teams created one half-moment, no more.
- But the second half began with a goal from the guests. How did Sirota play so inattentively with a corner at his goal?
- I noticed that from the first minute of the second half, the Rennes players began to play much more actively. And literally the first corner in the second half brought them success. Christopher Wu unstuck from Orphan and literally shot at the gates of Neshcheret. This is an elementary mistake of the Dynamo central defender. So, first Popov in France, and now Sirota in Krakow, they made scoring mistakes in the most important matches.
- Soon, the experienced Sidorchuk missed his opponent with another corner at the Dynamo goal...
— Yes, many mistakes were made by Dynamo Kyiv players. This also applies to the organization of the game. We all remember how great Ilya Zabarny started to play, who progressed in the capital team. And now he is invisible on the football field. Almost all Dynamo players have stopped in their development. Perhaps the reason for this is a long pause in the championship due to the war unleashed by the aggressor. But all other teams had such a long pause.
— But Shakhtar play pretty well in the Champions League. Do you agree?
- Undoubtedly. Real Madrid miraculously did not lose to Shakhtar Donetsk. The Pitmen improved significantly in the off-season. Every team needs fresh blood, and Dynamo is no exception. We are seeing some kind of stagnation among the people of Kiev. And this is especially true for attacks. There are some problems here.
— Is there any competition in Dynamo?
- There is practically none. The same Tsygankov, if he is healthy, he will always play. This shouldn't happen in a strong club. We see that Garmash played against Rennes at the start, but I don't think he should be among the main team players. After all, we remember that a few years ago Dynamo did not need Garmash and went on loan to Turkey. And now they are betting on him.
- In the match against Rennes, the people of Kiev needed a victory, but in 90 minutes of the match they delivered only one shot on target. How to explain it?
“Look, Dynamo players play correctly in defense. They move and close the zones. Yes, there are individual mistakes and we talked about them. As for the attack, the skill of the people of Kiev is not enough. You need to play at speed, beat your opponent one-on-one. We don't see any of this. With "Rennes" Tsygankov once shot at Besedin, but Artyom cannot even substitute his leg at the right time. Therefore, such results.
- In the middle of the second half, Shepelev, during our attack, cannot make an accurate pass to a partner who was five meters away from him. How can this be at all?
- I saw that the Dynamo football players entered the field somehow doomed. Well, they didn't believe in victory. You have to be aggressive on the football field. Only in this way can success be achieved.
— Bogdan, did Rennes make an impression on you?
Rennes is an ordinary French club. Now he is in sixth place in Ligue 1. There are many young performers in the team. Team coach Bruno Genesio is an experienced specialist who recently coached Lyon. And now, as I heard, he wants to coach the French national team in the future. Rennes have money, they make multi-million dollar transfers. I think that they can get into the European Cups for the next season as well. Even they will be able to compete for 3rd-4th place in League 1.
- For Dynamo, now the match in Cyprus against AEK is the most important this autumn. You need to beat the Cypriots with a difference of two goals in order to take third place and get into the Conference League. Is it possible for the current Dynamo?
— Of course, you can win with a score of 2:0. But judging by the game that the Dynamo team is demonstrating this fall, it will be difficult to do so. All forces must be thrown into the attack. Previously, at least Viktor Tsygankov pulled the team behind him, scored a lot, but now this is practically non-existent.
— Now Dynamo has four defeats in a row in the Europa League group, and if we remember the matches with Benfica in the Champions League qualification, then the losing streak has reached six matches. This is the worst European competition for Kiev in recent years...
- Of course. We remember that under Lucescu, Dynamo, although they did not leave the Champions League group, but at least moved to the playoffs of the Europa League. And now? Some kind of ignorance. There are questions to the leadership of Dynamo. Why it was not possible to strengthen the team. Talk about the fact that the legionnaires will not come to us is not accepted. Shakhtar, Zorya, Vorskla, Dnepr-1 were strengthened by legionnaires. This is the main reason, in my opinion, for the failure of the Dynamo team.
(Валерий Лобановский)