Zorya Luhansk defender Roman Vantukh, who was brought up at Dynamo Kyiv, spoke about the need for the U-21 championship.
Roman Vantukh (photo: zarya-lugansk.com)- I went through both U-19 and U-21. Therefore, I can say that not all guys immediately after U-19 can compete with adult footballers at the adult level. Most of them need this one more step. When the U-21s were removed, I was very surprised, because I had a lot of cool guys at Dynamo who I considered to be very strong footballers and I had the opportunity to train with them, so it was good. I still had time to prepare myself for a serious level. And when you are in the first team, you will have the opportunity to play 1-2 games for the U-21s, and that is also good.
But there is another side and that is money. Here I agree with Zorya, because they are already going through hard times. At first, they were forced to leave Luhansk, and later from Zaporizhzhia. It is always looking for a "new home". This also requires a lot of money, so the club is more clear here whether it is possible or impossible now. From a sporting point of view, I believe that the U-21 championship is necessary. Not everyone can immediately gain a foothold in adult football. Because of this, we lose talent that can be discovered later. But from a financial point of view, this is a big problem for many clubs at the moment. In the future, we will treat this differently," NV quoted Vantukh as saying.
