Butkevych: "The pinnacle will be when the Ukrainian national team becomes the world or European champion, and five Polissya play

President of Zhytomyr's Polissya Gennadiy Butkevych spoke about his club's immediate and long-term goals.

"Before the season I set the task to be in the top five, and now it has been fulfilled. We need to move to the next level. Now Polissia wants to play successfully in the Ukrainian Cup and finish in the top three. In their debut season, the team has shown and proved that they have adapted to the UPL and are already able to perform new tasks.

You always have to fight. If you have a chance, make the most of it. That's why I want to fight for the trophy. A big goal for every club is an incentive for development. Moreover, Polissia have a good team, and most importantly, they have a good, cohesive team.

What are Polissia's longer-term goals? I have dreams in football, which are actually goals. Right now, I have a goal - a place on the medal podium and the Ukrainian Cup. What's next? European Cups. However, this is only a step, a logical continuation of the club's development. The most important thing, in my opinion, is when you contribute to the success of the country in top-level sports.

It seemed incredible that so many of our guys would play in the world's leading leagues. Not sitting on the sidelines, but playing! Now it is happening. Four years ago, our players won the World Youth Championship. I couldn't believe it, so we have to strive for victories at the highest level. When the national team of Ukraine becomes the world or European champion, and five Polissya players play in it, it will be the pinnacle of our work," Ukrainian Football quotes Butkevych as saying.