Sviatoslav Syrota: "It will be quite appropriate if Shovkovskyi invites Kostiuk to become his assistant"

Former Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper Svyatoslav Sirota commented on the appointment of Oleksandr Shovkovskyi as acting manager of his former club.

"I congratulate Oleksandr Shovkovskyi on his appointment. Although it is better to express condolences. Now it is an electric chair.

By the way, almost all of the current players went through the U-19 of Ihor Kostiuk, who knows them best. Therefore, if Oleksandr invites Ihor to become an assistant, it will be quite appropriate.

I don't know how the training process is going now. But I'll tell you how it was when I joined Dynamo under Valerii Lobanovskyi in 1988. In 1986, while studying at school, I was still watching our stars win the Cup of Cups and even in my wildest dreams I could not imagine that in just 2 years I would be training with them. The first team and the second team trained at the same time on the fields next to each other. VVL walked around both fields and watched. At any moment, he could call Puzach and Kolotov, who were training with the first team and the backup respectively, and in a few seconds you could be among the main squad.

Vasylovych did this quite often. Firstly, it was very motivating. As soon as VVL got on the double side, everyone worked with double, no, triple diligence. Secondly, when you get to the first team, the transition from youth to adulthood is much faster. You reach out to the stars, see with your own eyes how and what they do, try to repeat them, and eventually try to create competition. Yes, at the first stage you look ridiculous, but after getting to the base a dozen times, you no longer feel like an outsider.

In any case, I think that Kostiuk's experience of working with the current players can be very useful for Oleksandr and the team.

Good luck to everyone and victories!" wrote Sirota on his Facebook page.