“It's a shame - not the right word! Unexpectedly and too painful...”, - Yuri Gura about his dismissal from the post of Oleksandr

Now the former head coach of Oleksandria, Yuriy Gura, commented on his dismissal from his position, which was officially announced yesterday.

“This decision was made by Ivan Sergeevich (Kuzmenko Jr., general director of Oleksandria, son of the club owner. - ed.). He didn't give me reasons. Why? The question is not for me. At the meeting, I only learned about them from Sergei Anatolyevich (Kuzmenko Sr. - ed.). However, I'm sorry, I won't say anything to the press.

The decision was unexpected and too painful for me. But there were bad feelings. I felt that something was wrong in the club. The last round is coming to an end, and any coach should talk to the players, tell them about the preparation plans, and discuss working moments. And I had nothing to say, because none of the management talked to me about this topic. The first bell, so to speak, rang out.

Is it a shame that I was not given the opportunity to finish the job? Not that word! If the championship would have ended, then they would have asked me, but now, halfway through... It feels like I was running a marathon and somewhere I went off the track. Not of my own free will, because there were forces. I can honestly look everyone in the eye: my team and I performed our work professionally.

As for the information that I allegedly had a conflict with football players, then if it comes from the players, then let them tell me about it in person. Every football player wants the team to be the way he wants it. This will never happen. I understand that everyone strives to play in the first team, but there are only 11 places, and only the strongest are obtained. The result is on the coach, don't forget about it.

I didn’t have any conflicts with any football player — I declare this responsibly. Working moments are normal, every team has it. However, I don’t think that this is why you need to jump over the head coach and go complain to someone and say that the Gura has only a monologue, and there is no dialogue with the wards. Nonsense!” said Gura.