Dynamo goalkeeper Valentyn Morgun spoke about the preparations for the new season, which the White and Blues are currently conducting in Austria.
Valentin Morgun- How fit is the team after half of the training camp in Austria?
- This is probably a better question to ask the head coach. The work continues, we have already spent almost half of the planned time here. Accordingly, I think we are 50 per cent ready.
- From the outside, it seems that there is no tension in the team, no burden of responsibility for the result, the place in the standings. You could say that everything starts from scratch. Is it really so?
- It still hurts, because we all remember where we finished the last championship. But really, we are trying to start from scratch. I think it will be easier when the new season starts.
- In his interview, Yarmolenko said that he was happy to approach young players and give them advice. Is there any tension in communicating with a player of Andrii's level?
- There can't be any tension, because, as Karavayev correctly said, Andriy is a simple, calm person who can give advice himself, and if you approach him personally, he will be happy to help.
- Has he already given advice to anyone - you or your young partners?
- Yes, of course. For example, he gave defence counsels advice and pointed out some things that needed to be corrected.
- What was the most interesting thing for you personally during this week and a half of training camp?
- In fact, there is no definite answer. Training camps are routine. Especially when you train twice a day, there are a lot of different exercises, a lot of shots on goal, so it's hard to single out anything.
- At these training camps, the coaching staff gives the players a collective rest to ease the atmosphere a little. For example, we have already gone to the pool to recover, and played beach volleyball. How do these moments affect the mood in the team?
- They have a good effect, because when you work hard, the coaching staff gives you the opportunity to relax a bit, to switch, first of all, mentally. So, of course, it's very good.
- What is the main goal for the next week and a half that the team will spend in Austria?
- Goals should be set not for the training camp, but for the upcoming season. Our main goal is to return Dynamo Kyiv to the place our team deserves, which is only the highest positions, and to qualify for European competitions. And at the end of the season, we will say what we expected and whether we managed to achieve what we planned.
