Midfielder of Kyiv’s “Dynamo” Roman Salenko, who made his debut for the first team in the match against Odesa’s “Chornomorets” (3:1) in the 14th round of the Ukrainian championship, recalled this event in an interview 1927.kiev.ua.
Roman Salenko (photo: Yu. Yurieiev)— I was very happy, the emotions were wild, but it’s five minutes— I need to prepare to play more. It was “just to smell it”, to try.
— More next?
— Of course, I will work, show the coach, prove myself. I hope to come out more and more.
— Did Oleksandr Volodymyrovych say anything after the game?
— After— no, but before he said that I have to do what I trained and worked on. Despite the fact that it was 5 minutes, I understood where to run and what to do. He said: “Do what you know”.
— Your father was a forward, and you play more as a midfielder in the center…
— I run a little more than my father.
— Speed— is one of your strengths, I suppose…
— Yes, considering my height and weight. I have speed.
— What else do you need to work on?
— How to properly take position, play with my body and make fewer mistakes, of course. The fewer mistakes I make, the more stable I play— the better.
