Dynamo midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko commented on his return to the pitch after an injury on UPL.TV.
Andrii Yarmolenko. Photo by O. Popov- Andrii, welcome back! How are you feeling?
- Of course, I'm glad to be back, I've been away from football for almost six months. It was hard work. This is a very emotional day for me. First of all, I want to thank all our medical staff, everyone who worked with me during this time. Because of me, they stayed at the base and did not go home. I am very grateful to them.
I want to thank all my teammates, because they took care of me during this month's training. They didn't play hardball with me, so I'm also very grateful to them.
- Remember your goal.
- Brazhko made a great pass there, I had to score. It is his merit that I scored.
- Kabayev has opened up recently. You joked about the competition in the team...
- There is always competition in all teams, and that's good. We help each other grow. But it's great when you still have normal friendships. We have a great atmosphere in the team now, a great team. So, of course, we make jokes at each other. There is competition, there is a head coach who decides who plays. This is normal. You always have to be human, and it's better to be a positive person.
- When will you be ready to play from the start?
- I don't know, it's hard to say. I think I'm ready, but I need to live without emotions. The coaching staff will know when I'm ready. We need to gradually approach this, you can't go out and play 90 minutes right away after a break of six months. We'll see. I have a desire, but everything is up to the head coach.
