Famous Ukrainian journalist Igor Linnik told what he thinks about the fight for the gold medals of the current championship of Ukraine.
"This championship of Ukraine on soccer simply must win "Shakhtar". Which would be well deserved. In terms of the level of the game he is simply beyond competition. Bravo, Igor Jovicevic and Darijo Srna!
"Dnipro 1", and it was convincingly demonstrated by the match with "Dynamo", is still very raw. Even taking into account the administrative resources. But Oleksandr Kucher and Yevhen Krasnikov definitely break the bi-polarity of the Ukrainian championship. That, too, can be seen as a positive for the future.
"Dynamo" will try to fight with "Zoria" for the silver medal, but without Shaparenko chances to oust "Dnipro-1" are small. True, after winning the youth championship in Africa, Diallo will soon return, and at this time it will also be a reinforcement.
But the main task of Mircea Lucescu, as I see it, is still not so much about fighting for some specific medals, but preparing the transition to the creation of a team capable of showing a more or less stable and high-quality game. That's a long way off so far.
Right now we are witnessing a phase of forced rebuilding of Dynamo on the move. Therefore, this spring, we will probably continue to identify the most prepared players - from those who are already at the disposal of Lucescu's coaching staff - for the subsequent transition to the construction of a new team. We can continue to expect an active rotation and continuation of the intra-selection elimination phase.
It will not be easy to watch all this without worrying. But repairing in such an unrepresentative online phase is always an activity not for the faint-hearted. But what can you do? Beauty is never easy," Lynnick wrote on his Facebook page.