Luhansk-based Zorya has been active on the transfer market. In February, the club signed four new players - Christopher Nwaese, Juninho, Jakov Bashić and Aliun Ndur. In addition, former Olimpik and Karpaty forward Matar Dyeye is undergoing a trial with the team.
Антон Боль (у центрі). Фото — fcdynamo.comI understand Zorya's owner Yevhen Heller - the team is now in the zone of the knockout matches. It is necessary to strengthen with qualified and experienced legionnaires who will help avoid the issue of relegation from the UPL. This is the main task for Zorya now, as the first part of the season was a failure. I sincerely wish them to resolve all their issues.
Dynamo Kyiv has its own interests in Zorya - four young players are on loan there. Their development and progress, which can only be ensured by playing practice, is important for Kyiv residents. In this difficult time for the whole country, Dynamo is relying on its own Academy. In addition to the transition from the youth team to the first team, another lift should also work - the loan. Serhii Rybalka (Slovan), Vitalii Buyalskyi (Goverla), Vladyslav Vanat (Chornomorets), Vlad Dubinchak (Arsenal, Kapraty, Dnipro-1), Maksym Dyachuk (Oleksandriia), Oleksandr Tymchyk and Volodymyr Brazhko (both Zorya) have all joined the first team this way. Anton Bol, Oleksandr Yatsyk, Ihor Horbach, and Vikentiy Voloshyn joined Zorya not to solve its problems, but to gain experience in adult football and an opportunity for progress.
With Nwaese's arrival, Zorya has five central defenders at once - in addition to the Nigerian, Arseniy Batagov, Ihor Snurnitsyn, Jordan and Bol himself. Batagov will play whenever he is healthy and not disqualified, as he is one of the club's main assets. Bol will compete for a place with other right-footed defenders Jordan and Nwaese. It is unlikely that he will have much game practice, because Nwaese is signed on a permanent basis, not on loan. Perhaps Yurii Koval wants to play three defenders. But Dynamo doesn't need such skills because the team doesn't play like that. At the end of the first part of the season, Bol played as a right-back. But now Bohdan Butko has recovered from his injury.
The Croatian Jakov Bashić was brought into the middle of the field. Add to this one of the team leaders Dmytro Mishnev, Kyrylo Dreshliuk, and Peter Michin. Yatsyk's playing time is also being reduced.
Striker Ndur has come into the attack. Matar is close to joining. Both guys are tall. I understood that Yurii Koval wants to see a power forward at the forefront of the attack. Accordingly, Eduardo Guerrero will play in the back. In this case, the prospects of attacking midfielder Vikentiy Voloshyn look quite vague, to put it mildly.
Igor Gorbach scored three goals in the Conference League. This is a great result for the age of 19. But after the arrival of Ndur, his prospects of playing in attack do not look very convincing, even if Zorya play with two forwards. The left midfield position he played in the autumn is not relevant for Dynamo, as they have Nazar Voloshyn and Vladyslav Kabaev.
If Zorya does not count on Dynamo players and does not guarantee them stable playing practice, then there is still an opportunity to change something. The transfer window will be open until March. I understand that Zorya is a status club, but for young players, stable game practice is more important.
The development and progress of Bol, Yatsyk and Horbach is important not only for Dynamo, but also for the Ukrainian youth team. The first two are among the candidates for the youth team. In order for Anton to really push Volodymyr Saliuk from Odesa, he needs to play consistently. The same goes for Yatsyk and Valentyn Rubchynskyi. For Anton and Oleksandr, this is the last convocation of the youth team.
Serhii Tyshchenko
