Well-known manager and expert Vyacheslav Zakhovailo shared his impressions of the match of the 2nd round of the main stage of the Europa League between German Hoffenheim and Dynamo Kyiv (2:0), which took place yesterday in Sinsheim.
"Whatever Sasha Shovkovskiy says on the topic, "you can get used to everything", Dynamo (Kyiv) is not on equal terms with all participants of the Europa League. European specialists cannot be deceived. They all say in unison that with such logistics and tight schedule of the tournament it is impossible to recover players. And this means a big head start for the competitors. But only Ukrainian "stars"-journalists, to put it mildly, have a different opinion. There is, however, a discount on their reasoning: they are not soccer people.
And about the game itself.
Mykhailenko's appearance in the main lineup was unexpected. The structure of the game in two supporting players!!! None of us knows how the players are ready for the game. SaSho made a decision, it is his responsibility and right... This time he hit the bar - he did not guess. We lost in attack and did not strengthen anything in defense.
It's easy for us to say, but for various reasons four potential core players didn't come to Germany. In general, Dynamo have a lot of personnel problems.
Those who came out in the main squad were preparing to fight. The desire was noticeable, but they did not look fresh from the first minutes. In a word, the first twenty-five minutes were agonizing, trying to stick to their style of play. The Germans were simply more mobile, more concentrated in organizing the game. To say that Dynamo was inferior in everything would be unfair. Everything looked prosaic. We pass with them, and they give us a goal. The center of defense, the supporting zone of Kyiv team continues to burn in simple situations. Something should be done about it. 2:0 is a shame.
Life goes on. We need to continue to prepare. Thanks to our warriors that there is an opportunity to play soccer at all.
Good luck to everyone! Glory to Ukraine!", - Zakhovaylo wrote on his page on Facebook.