The head coach of «Epicenter» Serhiy Nahonryak gave a comment regarding today’s Europa League match «Galatasaray» - «Dynamo».
Serhiy Nahonryak— What are the chances for the Kyivans, considering that «Galatasaray» is in good form? The Istanbul team has not lost since August.
— This says a lot. And «Dynamo» has only recently started preparing for the second half of the season. Game tone is a very important thing. Moreover, the Istanbul team has not lost since August. It will be tough against «Galatasaray». But every streak eventually ends. We hope that «Dynamo» will succeed on the European stage at last. But a lot will depend on who the coach puts in the lineup. And that means a lot!
— Can it be to Kyiv’s advantage that the Turks play an open style of football?
— Anything is possible. The Istanbul team has a reckless squad. They have a lot of foreigners in their lineup. «Galatasaray» is indeed a giant of Turkish football. But it’s not easy to play against them, considering their support at the stadium. And «Dynamo» is often criticized for their performances on the European stage. We hope that the Kyivans will break «Galatasaray’s» streak. But it will be very difficult for Dynamo players.
— What can you say about the Kyiv team’s training camp? Vanat scored during the preparatory matches.
— We hope that he will score in the European cups. But during training camps, the team’s goal is to gain physical readiness. After the losing match against «Magdeburg», the Dynamo players got into the rhythm of the training camp and started looking better in friendlies, achieving three wins and one draw. But still, to prepare the team well for the championship, more than a month is needed. The great Fabio Capello once said he needed 40 days to prepare a team. And that’s just over a month! So «Dynamo» will find it hard in the away match of the Europa League against «Galatasaray».
Dmytro Kotkov
