In an interview with TaToTake, Ingulets head coach Vasyl Kobin commented on the situation with the team's possible withdrawal from the Ukrainian championship.
Vasyl Kobin (photo: ffz.org.ua)- When was the last time you spoke to the president?
- The day before yesterday, late in the evening. He assured me that he had made a firm decision to withdraw the club from the UPL championship.
- What is your reaction?
- I am doing my job. We had to use the break for the national teams - we improved our functional condition, worked on certain tactical issues. Yesterday we had a scheduled sparring match with one of the UPL clubs. We played it with mixed lineups. Today the players have a day off, tomorrow at 5 p.m. they were supposed to gather for training. But I have already written in the club chat that we are waiting for official statements from the management and keep in touch by phone.
- Did this topic with the stadium come up only now?
- Look, I didn't expect it. The president had serious plans, for example, to rebuild the academy. The contract with our headquarters was signed for three years. Oleksandr Hryhorovych promised to do everything to ensure that we play the match of the 6th round against Chornomorets at home at our own stadium. From our last conversation, I realized that he was globally disappointed in some of the things that exist in our football. I saw in his eyes that he was losing his spark - he was demoralized by this situation.
- Isn't your trip to Lviv for the match against Rukh in a reserved seat proof that Povorozniuk is saving money for the team?
- No, these are unrelated things. The club did not work properly here. We were supposed to be traveling in an air-conditioned separate carriage without other passengers. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. But globally, the decision of
was right: we traveled a lot by bus.
As for the savings, I have zero questions for the president on the financial side. Everything is paid on time - both salaries and bonuses that the team received after the draws against Polissia, Kolos and Kryvbas.
Mykhailo Spivakovsky
