A well-known football agent and expert Viacheslav Zakhovailo shared his thoughts on Dynamo Kyiv's 0-3 loss to Lazio Rome in the opening match of the Europa League group stage.
- What, in your opinion, led to Dynamo's painful defeat against Lazio?
- What we see from time to time in the games of Ukrainian clubs in the European arena. Lack of concentration in the support area and systemic mistakes in the central defense area.
- How could Dynamo have achieved at least a draw in this match?
- The main and decisive role was played by unrealized chances. Dynamo created them, but lacked accuracy or skill in the final stage.
- One of Dynamo's main problems in European Cup matches is serious miscalculations in defense. Are the other lines of play so blameless?
- In general, I can see progress in the organization of the game. They began to play more intensively on the ball. Due to this, they get out of the pressure in an organized manner and deliver the ball to the final quarter of the field. At the same time, there is an unbalanced game in the center of defense and poor interaction between the support zone and the center of defense when the ball is lost. And most importantly, as I have already mentioned: there is no realization of the created chances.
- The first pancake in the group round of the Europa League turned out to be lumpy. Do you think something can change in Dynamo's game in the next tournament and what is needed for this?
- First of all, we need to balance the game in defense. I hope Dynamo will score 9-10 points.
Andrii Pysarenko