Renowned journalist Serhiy Tyshchenko shared his thoughts on Dynamo U-19's big wins in recent matches.
Serhiy Tyshchenko (photo: facebook.com)"I don't like the 10-0 victories of the Dynamo youth team. There is really little good in it. Apart from reputational issues, it's hard to find a positive.
In the summer, the youth championship dropped significantly. "Vorskla, Oleksandriia, and Polissia created second teams. The best players aged 18-19 mostly play there. "Metalist-1925 and Dnipro-1 are out.
Today's Dynamo youth team is the strongest in the league. In terms of the depth of the squad and the quality of the players. There was an accident with Veres, when we drew. We suffered a bit with Oleksandriya. But then at the start of the season the team had an infection. A number of players dropped out, the physical condition of others was not good. And then we just started destroying our opponents. In the first 12 minutes, they stripped Vorskla (they didn't want to finish them off), then they nailed LNZ, and now they got Rukh.
The problem is that players do not grow in a weak championship. Youth football is not only about results and entertainment. It is the development of players. Most of the current Dynamo youth team has already outgrown the level of the youth championship. Salenko, Matkevych, Kremchanin, Balaba, Syzonyuk, Gerich will not be able to take anything at the U-19 championship level. They need new challenges for their own development in professional football. Many of those born in 2006 are also starting their third season at the U-19 level.
Dynamo's players play half-heartedly. Against frankly weaker players and teams. In such conditions, nothing will grow. Today, Dynamo's youth team is one of the leaders of the second league or a solid midfielder in the first league. Some of them could play at the UPL level. Most of the players have simply outgrown the level of youth football and need new challenges. There are just problems with 2007 (there are not many players who can reach the U-19 level). The club aims to do well in the UEFA Youth League.
Barcelona is now a model for all clubs in terms of youth development. They are the best at making the transition from youth to adult football. The application for the UEFA Youth League includes a lot of players born in 2008. All the rest are Barcelona B and adult football. Players need to grow, not the kind of victories that seem to characterize the level of the club's academy. The number of players in the first team, the national team and the leading European championships will be an indicator," Serhiy wrote on Facebook.
