FormerShakhtar player and former Partizan coach Igor Dulyai told Sport-express whatkind of football Dynamo should expect from the Belgrade team.
- How did people in Serbia assess the Partizan-Dynamo draw ?
- Now all the attention is on the European Championship, everyone is talking about the national team. The information about the draw passed most Serbs by. But after the Euro they will return to this topic. I myself expected that Partizan would get Dynamo. After all, there were two options - either Dynamo or Fenerbahce. So my expectations came true.
- For Partizan, getting to Dynamo is better than if they had gotten Fenerbahce?
- If you look at who coaches Fenerbahçe (Mourinho - author), who plays for this team (Jacko, Fred, Livakovic - author), then, of course, it was better to get Dynamo.
On the other hand, this will create additional pressure on Partizan, saying that you got an easier opponent than Fenerbahce, so you have to pass. So there are some disadvantages. I have no doubt that Partizan have already started studying Dynamo. They will look more closely at Kyiv's players during the Euros.
- Is it a plus for Dynamo that the match in Belgrade will be held without spectators because of the UEFA punishment ?
- It's bad that Dynamo can't play in Kyiv and will have to play a home game somewhere abroad. For Partizan, it's a plus. Similarly, Partizan will play without fans. Although children will be allowed in the stands, and they will also be able to support their team well. I expect about 15 thousand children to attend the match. But if the stadium in Belgrade was full, it would be much harder for Dynamo.
- Which team will be better prepared for these matches?
- The bad thing for both is that there is almost no time to prepare. "Dynamo won't even have time to start the league. Plus, some players will be after the Euro. Our league starts a little earlier. But there will also be little time to prepare.
- Who is currently the leader of Partizan?
- There are a lot of really good players in the team. The Brazilian Saldanha is a real star (17 goals, 5 assists in the last season of the Serbian Super League - author's note), Severina (8+1 in 30 matches - author 's note), Korean Goh (1 goal in 17 matches - author 's note). There is a veteran Natho, goalkeeper Jovanovic. There are six or seven players who have been playing together for at least a year and are the team leaders.
- Will all these players stay until the matches against Dynamo or can they be sold?
- They may be sold. But, as far as I know, for example, there is an agreement between the club and Saldanha that he will stay for the qualifying matches and help them overcome them, and only then can he be sold. I think other players also have similar agreements and this squad will remain. In addition, several players may be bought.
- What kind of football will Partizan play under Stanojevic's leadership?
- We worked together with him. He is a coach who strives for discipline above all. With him, the team concedes few goals. It will be a little easier for Stanojevic than it was for me a year ago - there is no need to change the lineup much, the team's core is formed. In general, he has a young team. Saldanha is 25 years old, Severino is 23, Goh is 22. Most of the players are of this average age.
- You were present at the Shakhtar-Dynamo match in Lviv, so you know what kind of football Shovkovsky's Dynamo will play. So what kind of football will we see in the Partizan-Dynamo matches ?
- I think it will be cautious football with a minimum of chances. "Dynamo is also a disciplined team. Young players who are always ready to help experienced Yarmolenko and Shaparenko. Bushchan is a very good goalkeeper. The team plays tough, but in a good way, tough, a kind of strong men's football. I know Coach Shovkovskyi, he strives for real Dynamo football, following the traditions. "Dynamo will always be Dynamo, regardless of the situation in the country. "Shakhtar and Dynamo show that football in Ukraine should continue to exist. Dynamo always focuses on its academy and its players. Personally, it will be extremely interesting for me to watch the Partizan-Dynamo matches.
Kirill Krutogorov