The newcomer of Kyiv Dynamo, midfielder Valentyn Rubchynskyi, told about his first days in the capital team in the air of the club Youtube-channel of the Bilo-Syni.
- I was very well received by the team. Both the players and the coaching staff. Everything is good, I liked everything. That's why I am very happy to be here.
- How are your first trainings with Dynamo?
- A little bit hard, because the team is more ready than I am. I will catch up with them little by little to have the same condition as everyone else.
- Are the specifics of trainings at Dynamo different from what it was at Dnipro-1?
- Yes. Everything is more intensive here. You need to run a lot. Little by little I get into the mode, and everything will be fine.
- You have one goal scored in UPL so far, and it was against Dynamo....
- It was my debut game in UPL and it so happened that I scored to Dynamo right away. I`m very pleased that I joined this club. And that goal, I think, did not affect anything. But at that time I didn`t even think about moving to Dynamo, all my thoughts were with Dnipro-1, it seemed that I`d play in this team for a long time. But it so happened that I joined Dynamo.
- What does transfer to Dynamo mean for you?
- This is a great club with a big name. The team's ambitions are always very high, it wants to win every match, and winning trophies is in the foreground. Therefore, it is very pleasant to move to such a team.
- How did you know that Dynamo invited you?
- My agents contacted me and told me that Dynamo offered to move. I didn`t hesitate for a long time: a couple of days passed and I realized that I wanted to play here.
- There is a high competition at your position. Are you ready for it?
- I am ready. If I wasn`t ready for it, I wouldn`t have moved here. I will compete with everyone, try and strive to play as much as possible. I will be very pleased if I win the competition with such players.
- At the moment, who do you communicate with the most in the team?
- I communicate very well with Vanat and Brazhko, Nesheret. They were very happy, they asked me to move to Dynamo. I am very pleased that they and the whole team met me very, very well.
- Who was the first Dynamo player to whom you wrote about your transfer?
- The guys asked me what, when. Both Brazhko and Vanat. And when I signed the contract with Dynamo, I informed the guys. They were happy.
- Did Vanat and Brazhko convince you to move to Dynamo?
- I wouldn`t say they convinced me. But they helped. Although, of course, there was an initiative on their part, they invited me to the team. It also helped me to choose this team.
- The media wrote that you had a rich choice of clubs, where you could move to. Why did you choose Dynamo?
- I have always liked Dynamo and the club itself, I have been rooting for this team since childhood. Therefore, as soon as I was offered to move to Dynamo, I immediately, without hesitation, realized that I wanted to come here.
- Who is your favorite Dynamo player?
- Probably, like everyone - Andriy Shevchenko, Andriy Yarmolenko. Then came "our own", Viktor Tsygankov....
- Is that why you chose number 15?
- No. I took the one I was offered.
- What are your expectations from the new season in the Ukrainian championship and Champions League?
- Very good. Last season I played in the Champions League qualification with Dnipro-1. We failed to go further. Now I hope that the result with Dynamo will be better: I would like to get into the main European Cup net, but the best thing is to get into the main stage of the Champions League.
- Coming back to the position on the pitch. Pikhalenok said that you have a similar style with Shaparenko. Do you agree with it?
- I do not know how similar we are. We played against each other, so I can say that the styles are a bit similar. But everyone has something different.
- What are your three strongest qualities? And what do you need to improve yourself in?
- The strongest qualities are probably dribbling, passing and decision making. And I need to improve my confidence and activity on the pitch, I need to play until the end, not relaxing, even when it seems that the game is already done.
- How important is it for you to score goals?
- Of course, it's always nice to score. It's always great! Especially if your goals bring victory to the team. Until now I didn't score as much as I wanted, but I did a little bit of other work on the field, which also helped the team. And other players scored goals. I hope that in Dynamo I will have better realization.
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