Vladyslav Vashchuk: "This decline in Dynamo should have happened even earlier..."

Former Dynamo Kyiv defender Vladyslav Vashchuk shared his expectations for his former team's match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the 22nd round of the Ukrainian championship today.

- I expect Dynamo to win and play without the interference of the referee's whistle. Such matches have always been uncompromising. I would like to see Dynamo and Shakhtar schools, the work of the coaches with the squads and the guys' energy.

- Who are the current leaders of Dynamo?

- Dynamo has always shown character. Leaders show themselves during the match. We will see who will lead the team. Dynamo has always had leaders. It will be interesting to see how much the leaders will be charged with the team's result.

- What are the reasons for the decline in the game of Kyiv?

- The decline should have been even earlier. I have already said that Lucescu is not a Dynamo coach. In fact, there is no Dynamo style of play left after the change of different coaches. If you compare the style of play in the days when we played - speed, running, passing from the flanks - now no one even remembers it. Everyone plays through the goalkeeper and scores for themselves. Until they get enough of it, they don't realize that they need to score in someone else's goal.

- After almost every match, there is a lot of talk that Lucescu should leave Dynamo...

- He shouldn't have come to Dynamo at all. I can't say anything about whether he should leave. "Dynamo is a title team. It is an honor to work in such a team. They have no right to lose: not to win the cup, not to become champions. All coaches and players who come to the club must come with the idea of winning. Right now, you look at the guys' faces and they are thinking about how not to concede. This has never happened before. When you are afraid to miss, you always miss.

- Who do you see as the next Dynamo coach?

- Definitely, this is a coach who grew up with the guys who are now playing in the main team. He knows them from the inside and should lead the first team - Ihor Kostiuk. There can be no two ways about it. Ihor Kostiuk has already outgrown the U19 team. His team always plays in the Champions League, and with every squad he gets, he makes a "candy" out of the guys. Why not let him work with the first team?

Mykola Tymoshchuk