Today, on September 25, in Hamburg, Dynamo Kyiv will play its first match of the Europa League group round, where its opponent will be one of the leading Italian clubs, Lazio Rome. Artem Fedetskyi, a former player of Shakhtar, Arsenal, Kharkiv, Karpaty, Dnipro and the Ukrainian national team, shared his impressions of this opponent and his vision of the current match. At one time, he had to play against the Italians, and Lazio in particular.
Artem Fedetsky- Dynamo looks good right now. We don't take into account the last match, in which Dynamo drew with Rukh in the league. It will be difficult for the capital's team in the confrontation with the Romans. At one time, I had to play with Lazio as part of Dnipro, and I can say that the Italian team is quite unyielding, "biting". Therefore, I think that at the start of the group tournament, Dynamo should at least not lose. For some reason, it seems to me that there will be a draw. If this happens, it will be a good start for our team in the current Europa League.
- What tactics do you think the opponents will use in this match?
- It's hard to say. In general, almost all Italian teams are unpredictable. So it's hard to figure out what tactics they use. It's not like Spanish or English football, where we can at least have a little idea how our opponent will act. In the first few minutes, Dynamo will probably be looking for weaknesses and watching how Lazio plays. Most likely, our team will start from the actions of the Romans and will not immediately, from the very beginning of the match, impose their game. It is clear that in Hamburg Dynamo will have good support from the Ukrainian public, but I repeat: Kyiv will act according to the situation, taking into account the opponent's game. And the fact that Oleksandr Shovkovskyi will not play from a blind defense is one hundred percent certain. "Dynamo, with its selection of players, is not the kind of team that will go down to its own half of the field and wait for a chance. After Dynamo's debut reconnaissance, they will see how best to play further. They now have good skilled players who can play as the first number. But it all depends on the opponent they are playing against. Therefore, we need to be very focused and responsible for the first match, because it is the beginning of the group round and the main thing is to earn at least one point. And then, I think, it will be a little easier.
Andriy Pysarenko
