Dynamo midfielder Kyrylo Pashko spoke about the first days of training in Austria, adaptation to the team, expectations from the control matches, and who he considers a role model in the first team:
Kyrylo Pashko. Photo: fcdynamo.com
- You have been working with the first team for over two weeks now, what are your impressions?
- It's harder than with the U-19s, everything is much faster and more intense, but at the same time it's much more interesting, you feel like you're progressing because you're struggling.
- What is difficult for you? What components do you need to improve in order to match the level of the first team?
- At first, it was very difficult to physically withstand the load, and then, when you get involved, it becomes easier and easier with each training session.
- In the first days of the training camp, there was a lot of running work, how do you personally cope with it?
- I don't think anyone likes running, but it's necessary. During a match, we have to run for 90 minutes without stopping, and sometimes 120. So it is, first of all, necessary for ourselves.
- Your position is winger. Is speed one of the most important components on the wing? What are your strengths on the field in general?
- My game should be evaluated by coaches, management, specialists and selectors.
- You are the youngest in the team, how did your senior teammates accept you? What is the atmosphere in the team?
- I really like it here. Sometimes, of course, they can push me around a bit, but it's a must in adult teams.
- Which of the first team players do you look up to and whom do you follow?
- Everyone gives me a little advice, tells me what to do in certain situations. If I have to choose one, I look up to Andriy Yarmolenko, because we play the same position.
- Do you expect to meet him on the football field?
- Yes, of course, it is a great honor to play with such a player who has played in the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga, so it will be a very important experience for me.
- What did you notice about his approach to training and work?
- He is a great professional, and no matter how old he is, he has a great thirst for football, his eyes burn during every exercise in training. This is very motivating.
- Who do you communicate with the most during the training camp?
- With everyone a little bit. Perhaps most of all with Anton Tsarenko, we were good friends before.
- During the training camp, will Dynamo play against good teams, are you looking forward to the control matches?
- Of course I am. I think it's very cool. You always need to test your strength against strong opponents.
