Renowned Russian journalist Aleksey Andronov has spoken out on the day of memory of the legendary Dynamo Kiev coach Valeriy Lobanovskiy.
Alexei Andronov"Today is a day of memory. A great coach, teacher, mentor. The wisest man. From whom Europeans learned a lot. Respected all over the world!
When he passed away 21 years ago, the final of the Champions League began with a minute of silence, and he was posthumously awarded the Ruby Order. Only in Khimki there was no minute's silence then. No, Teriushkov was still under the table. But there was Byshovets. To say that he hated Lobanovskiy is not to say anything.
The last line in this picture is very important. Commonwealth Cup. It will never happen in my lifetime, I guess, and Kyiv-Spartak will never happen...
Lobanovskiy took this tournament very seriously. I flew with them once from Kyiv to Moscow, I saw everything.
And he told me personally: don't press Romantsev and Titov too much. There`s something you may not know! They have their own way, time will judge. And categorical judgments are characteristic of the ignorant!...
And another phrase of his: Everything will be as it should be. Even if it be otherwise...
Rest in peace, Great One! Good thing you do not see what has been done without you..." - Andronov wrote in his Telegram channel.
