Dynamo midfielder Vladislav Kabaev commented on the start of the team's preparations for the second part of the season.
Vladislav Kabaev. Photo: fcdynamo.com— We had a lot of time to miss football, one after another. The first days of training are the hardest, as it is mostly running work. But this is a normal process.
- You have already spent half of the season at Dynamo. What are your emotions? How different is everything from what it was in "Dawn"?
— We play different football, different workloads, a new team, a new city. A lot of new things, but you need to get used to it and quickly adapt. I am pleased that I perform in this club. I dreamed of being in Dynamo. No matter how hard it is, we must all achieve results together. Dynamo is the top club in Ukraine, so we must progress with every game.
- What is the focus of the coaching staff in training now?
- The first days - running work, two workouts a day. On the field, in the hall, in the arena. I think we have already laid the foundation. Now we are starting to work more with the ball.
— Do you want to play or train more at the training camp?
— We train to play well. Training camps are always hard, but we had a good rest for a month, so we go to work with full strength.
- Tsygankov moved to Girona. How will this affect Dynamo's game now?
- This is a very serious loss for us, since Tsygankov scored a lot of goals. This is a big loss for us, he was the leader of the team. Who will have a chance to show themselves? This will be decided by the coach. Whoever shows himself better will play. You need to go out and play, and the decision will be made by the head coach and his staff.
- Is the absence of Mircea Lucescu at trainings in Kyiv a problem?
“Trainings are going on the same way as before. All of our trainers are professionals. Mircea Lucescu is constantly in touch with his assistants. This is a normal process.
- You said earlier that so far you are not able to play Dynamo the way you would like. Have you talked about this with the coaches?
- It was a psychological problem, it needs to be solved. But I don't want to talk about it again. Everyone saw everything, I saw. I can analyze my game and even in such a situation look for the positive, because there are so many negatives in our country every day. We see this news... We need to look for the positive even in such a situation. We need to look at our game, yes, there is a lot of criticism, but it makes us stronger. It is necessary to go further. All of us in our country are going through a difficult period. But we are holding on.
Vladimir BOBYR
