Commentator Viktor Vatsko spoke about Zorya's Volodymyr Brazhko, who is now returning to Dynamo, on the Vatsko on air YouTube channel.
Vladimir Brazhko (photo: gettyimages.com)- "In my opinion, the 21-year-old Zorya Luhansk centre-back had a phenomenal season, just phenomenal. He started by winning a fierce competition for a place in the first team, becoming the heir to captain Yehor Nazarina, who was sold to Shakhtar. In his debut season in adult football, and this is his debut season in adult football, as part of one of the strongest and brightest teams in the league, Brazhko has turned into a key player without whom I personally cannot imagine this successful Zorya. Brazhko combines athleticism, game intelligence, and balance in the game, being amazingly good at both defence and attack.
By the way, Volodya became the most productive defensive midfielder of the season in the Ukrainian Premier League, scoring seven goals, but I am most impressed by another figure: 7.59 interceptions per match on average - almost twice as many as Taras Stepanenko and Serhiy Sydorchuk, our leading defensive midfielders and national team players. What does this mean? This is positional work, the ability to read the game - and this at the age of 21 without any experience in adult football. If Brazhko continues to progress like this, I am one hundred per cent sure that next season he will make his debut for the national team of Ukraine," said Vatsko.
