Former forward of the Ukrainian national team Taras Kabanov in an interview "Team 1 "Evaluated the defeat of Dynamo from Rennes (0:1) in the 4th round of the Europa League, as well as the victory of Dnipro-1 over Vaduz (2:1) in the match of the 4th round of the Conference League.
Photo: gettyimages.com- I think that the people of Kiev did not play enough yesterday for a draw, although you cannot refuse them diligence. However, this was not enough, because the class of Rennes players is higher. It's unfortunate that Dynamo again didn't surprise the opponent in foreign possessions, having conceded in the usual style after playing a set piece. In this case, the goalkeeper and stoppers of the nominal hosts should have played more reliably.
- After the final whistle, the head coach of Kiev, Mircea Lucescu, again complained that the state of preparation of his wards was negatively affected by long journeys, as well as the fact that they could not be with their families for a long time...
— I think that the Romanian specialist exaggerates the importance of these factors. Rather, it’s just that the class of Dynamo players is not what we all would like now. In particular, yesterday, there were no performers among the people of Kiev who were ready to take on the role of leaders. We have to admit that Viktor Tsygankov and Vitaly Buyalsky, who had previously repeatedly rescued, were invisible yesterday.
- Oddly enough, even after four defeats, Dynamo still retains chances for the European Cup spring...
— Yes, but it will be the Conference League at best. Only for this, in the next round, it will be necessary to defeat AEK from Cyprus on the road. Frankly, I don’t know if the people of Kiev will be able to do it, because their actions lack balance, they are stunned by problems with completing attacks. It remains to hope for a miracle, in the end, hope dies last...
- And what impression did Dnepr-1 make on you yesterday?
- Although Oleksandr Kucher's wards recorded important three points in their assets, they did not please with a meaningful game. In fairness, it should be said that the rival from Liechtenstein was closer to victory. However, Dnipro-1 now has a player who is in the right place at the right time and makes the result. I mean Artem Dovbik and it is hard to imagine where the Dnipro would be without this attacker. Yesterday, he proved that he also improved in the game with his head, scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. Although there are many questions about Dovbik's actions on the field...
- After an unexpected defeat in the parallel match of AZ from the Netherlands in Cyprus, the Dnipro team had chances for first place in their Conference League group...
- I agree, and you need to seriously fight for this, because the first place will allow you to immediately break into the 1/8 finals. But I’m sure that to achieve positive results in the fights with Apollo and AZ, the efforts of Dovbik alone will not be enough. The Dnieper should remember this.
Vasily MIKHAILOV
