Famous Belarusian coach Leonid Kuchuk commented on the failure of Ukrainian clubs in the European Cup qualifiers.
"So what do you want? Take, for example, European clubs with a good organisation. There are clubs with budgets of a hundred million. Plus, they have a stable life, and here in Ukraine there is a war.
At first glance, it seems like we have a complete failure, but there are nuances. You need to understand that now there is a different level of refereeing in Europe, and in relation to this, you need to rebuild your training process, which is primarily related to the psychology of the players.
Of course, I watched Dynamo, Dnipro-1, Zorya, another of the teams that made it to the group, at the same time. I have a good relationship with this team. We have to congratulate them (Leonid Kuchuk categorically refused to specify who the team was, but from the context we suspect that it is Sheriff from Moldova - ed.)
I think Ukrainian football will still gain momentum and eventually reach the level it was at before the war How long will it take? Look at the current trend: teams are rebuilding everywhere, constantly renewing their squads. Coaches are boldly bringing in a lot of youngsters so that the club has a future. The same thing is happening in Ukrainian teams.
Let's name the objective reasons. Everything matters here. And the number of spectators, who, unfortunately, are not present at stadiums in Ukraine. And the number of quality players. Although, I look at the coaching staffs in all leagues - everywhere the coaches work professionally," Ukrainian Football quotes Kuchuk as saying.