Former Ukrainian national team player Artem Fedetskyi shared his forecast for the return leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League between Dynamo Kyiv and Aris Bucharest, which will take place today in Bucharest. As a reminder, the first meeting between the rivals ended in a minimal defeat for the Ukrainian team - 0:1.
Artem Fedetsky"Despite the result of the first leg, where the referee, in my opinion, gave a penalty to Kyiv, Dynamo is the undisputed favourite for the return leg. Dynamo did not deserve to lose in Thessaloniki. That game should have ended with a score of 0-0. We lost because of the referee's mistake.
The situation in Greece with Aris fans, who hung a rag with a provocative inscription defaming the honour of Azov's fighters, was very ugly. This should also motivate Dynamo fans, especially the Ukrainian players. This should not even be an additional motivation, but the main one: to win, to defend the honour of Dynamo, Ukraine and Azov.
Dynamo must win, and they will not be forgiven or understood for any other result than victory. Dynamo's motivation for the match against Aris should be at its highest.
No matter what Lucescu may have said before the game, it is clear that Dynamo must play from a position of strength, as the first team, but not fly headlong ahead, forgetting about defence. "Dynamo must keep the ball well and control the game. A very slippery scoreline before the opening whistle.
Aris will most likely try to keep their minimal advantage and play defensively. If Kyiv manage to score a quick goal, the game should go according to their dictation. But, once again, we need to play as clearly as possible in defence. Do not let the Greeks create chances at their goal.
Dynamo has a great team now. Mykola Shaparenko has finally recovered from his injury and is slowly reaching his usual level. Volodymyr Brazhko, who showed great results at the youth Euro, looks good in the first matches of the championship. No wonder European clubs are hunting for him. God willing, Vladyslav Vanat will find his game. If he does, he will score. Vlad also looks very good at the beginning of the new season (he missed the first match against Aris because of a fever - ed.) And, of course, he has to play at his level, which is what Heorhii Bushchan taught us.
There is probably no need to talk about Andriy Yarmolenko. The leader has returned to Dynamo. The leader. The pillar of the team. Now, with Yarmolenko's return, I am very impressed with Dynamo's performance.
If we talk about the strengths of the Greeks, then in the first match, almost the only advantage of Aris was their fans. The stands drove them forward for almost the entire game. Otherwise, it's hard to single out anyone in Aris' squad.
Could Lucescu be fired if Dynamo fails to beat Aris? Yes. I do not exclude this possibility. And I will even say more - Lucescu's dismissal will not be a tragedy for Dynamo.
Now Igor Surkis has a good safety net. Oleksandr Shovkovskyi and Oleh Husiev have been working in the club's structure for many years. You know, for some reason I'm sure that no matter how the return game with Aris turns out, Surkis already has the coaching issue in mind and already has his candidate in mind.
"After Lucescu, Dynamo should be led by a person with a Ukrainian mentality. A person who understands the structure of Dynamo from top to bottom. Therefore, it is clear that it should be an ex-Dynamo player. In the end, everyone who follows the Kyiv team understands that everything points to Shovkovskyi being the new coach of Dynamo. Who else but him? Oleksandr has given his whole life to this club. He knows more than Surkis what is going on inside the team and the club.
If Shovkovskyi is appointed as the manager, I am sure it will be a big plus for Dynamo. But I don't think Aris is the club that will fire Lucescu.
I am sure that in the match to be held in Bucharest, we will see more than one goal scored by Dynamo. I would like to put the score 3-0," Ukrainian Football quoted Fedetsky as saying.
