Leonid Buryak: «In this Europa League, Dynamo could have had at least 8-9 points»

2025-01-31 07:26 Former coach of Kyiv’s «Dynamo» Leonid Buryak shared his impressions from yesterday’s match of his former ... Leonid Buryak: «In this Europa League, Dynamo could have had at least 8-9 points»
31.01.2025, 07:26

Former coach of Kyiv’s «Dynamo» Leonid Buryak shared his impressions from yesterday’s match of his former team against the RFS from Riga (1:0) in the final, 8th round of the group stage of the Europa League.

Leonid Buryak. Photo — O. Vasyliyeva

— It is a preparatory period, and «Dynamo» had to hastily speed up their training in January, — noted Buryak. – The team had little rest, not all players are in optimal shape — some look better, some worse. However, it must be clearly stated: this is not the place for Kyiv’s «Dynamo» in European football, the «white-blues» could have performed better.

In my opinion, the Kyiv team could have at least 8−9 points. Somewhere our young team lacked experience, and somewhere luck was not on our side, and they conceded when it shouldn’t have happened... As for the match against RFS, the Kyivans needed a victory, everyone was excited, we saw a lot of emotions.

— It seemed that the Dynamo players were primarily trying to act cautiously…

— «Dynamo» had a significant advantage, but it still needed to be realized. When time is running out, and the score is not open, it often becomes the reason for illogical actions.

— Did something need to change after the break, did you notice that in the second half?

— In the first half of the match, the «white-blues» played the ball a lot, but football is about shots on goal. Dynamo has many players who have a good shot — from the same Shaparenko, who didn’t play that evening, to Pihalyonok, who scored the decisive goal. But shooting for the sake of quantity is incorrect. A shot is an art, it needs to be prepared, you need to choose the right position, do this unexpectedly for the opponent. That is, quality and dangerous shots require skill.

— The pitch was not in the best condition, and Vanat often fell because of that and expressed his dissatisfaction…

— Yes, «Dynamo» was not playing at their home stadium. However, where can you find an ideal pitch nowadays? And ultimately, I want to ask: what did we play on before? Did we never have to play on difficult pitches before? In this match, the pitch was difficult for both teams, and everyone occasionally fell. Well, the studs need to be chosen correctly. If there is skill, then such a pitch is not an obstacle to success.

— What do you think of Yarmolenko's performance?

— I’ve said before that it wouldn’t hurt «Dynamo» to have one Yarmolenko in each line. What to evaluate… Andriy knows how to hold the ball, give a pass, and score. Of course, it is already difficult for him to play 90 minutes, but he tries, and when needed, he does everything for the victory.

— Why was Oleksandr Shovkovskyi not in a hurry to make substitutions?

— Only the coach knows that. Sometimes there are fears that those who come on as substitutes may not get into the game… But it is good that they managed to score in time, and then Shovkovskyi brought Voloshyn and young Ponomarenko with Salenko into the battle. Ponomarenko, by the way, won a clean battle against the defender and was supposed to go one-on-one, but for some reason, the referee fixed a foul there — mistakenly, of course, and disrupted the attack of «Dynamo». Salenko had little time to show himself.

— What impression did the RFS game leave you?

— This is an ordinary post-Soviet team. I’ve played against the Riga teams, nothing has changed… Except that they now have foreign players, quite good, by the way, performers. However, I must note that I didn’t understand what RFS was counting on to win.

— So, Dynamo's success in this match is quite logical?

— Certainly. But the «white-blues» need to improve. They simply are not fully physically ready yet. There is still a significant training period ahead, friendly matches. There will be time to get into shape, to practice what will be needed in the second half of the season.

— What rating can be given to «Dynamo» for their performance in this Europa League?

— I don’t want to say that it was a failure, but Kyiv’s «Dynamo», I repeat, should not be in such positions. Such a result, of course, does not satisfy anyone. Now the team is worried because of this, and the club's management, and the fans. The Dynamo players are used to something else! It is important that we have a team, and there is time for preparation. I think that by the second half of the Ukrainian championship, the «white-blues» will be in good shape. In spring, it is necessary to improve in everything and solve the main task.

Oleg Semenchenko

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