Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Mykola Mykhailenko spoke about his return to the club, the peculiarities of the training process under Oleksandr Shovkovskyi and his upcoming participation in the football tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris:
Mykola Mykhailenko. Photo: fcdynamo.com
- I'm glad to be back, the training process and requirements are very interesting, I'm slowly getting used to it, I'm trying, I think everything will be fine in time.
- You spent last season on loan, what did this period give you professionally? What individual skills did you improve?
- Game practice decides a lot in football. I think this time was good for me, I am grateful to the coaches who let me play there. I learned a lot of new and unusual things that help me now.
- How difficult is it to get fit before the start of the season?
- Of course, training camps are not easy for any team, but at Dynamo the training is even higher, the requirements are stricter, and you need to run more.
- You have been called up to the Olympic team, which has reached the Olympics for the first time in history. What are your expectations from it?
- We understand that our opponents are tough and strong, but that makes it all the more interesting. It is worth a lot to look at yourself against their background. Not every year you can prove yourself like this. We will try to show the best result.
- Do you know any of your rivals?
- Of course, we know and see the successes of the players, for example, of the Argentine national team, for which Julian Alvarez plays - he recently won the Champions League with Manchester City. But I believe that it's the team that plays on the field, and if we have a united team, no individual will be able to oppose it.
- What is the mood in the Olympic team? How ready is the team?
- We are still preparing. I think everyone who was called up deserves it. We will try our best and definitely give our all.
