The head coach of «Rukh», Vitaliy Ponomaryov, shared his thoughts on the upcoming confrontation with the leader of the championship — «Dynamo» in the Ukrainian championship and the Ukrainian Cup.
Vitaliy Ponomaryov (photo: fcruhlviv.com)— The first week during the break for the national team matches was dedicated to serious training loads, and we played two friendly matches. Now we have returned to our regular training schedule and are preparing for the match against «Dynamo».
The coaching staff is satisfied with how «Rukh» performed in the previous friendlies. The players accomplished all the tasks set for these matches. Now we want the results to come in the official matches as well. It cannot be said that the team is not working well, as we continue to play quite competitive football, but this must be supported by positive results.
We analyzed the game of «Dynamo» and are preparing for the match in the championship. The Kyiv team is one of the flagships of Ukrainian football and has many players from the national and youth teams in their squad. «Dynamo» features high-level performers, and we need to approach both this match and the confrontation in the Ukrainian Cup on April 2 seriously. I believe we will be adequately prepared for these games.
We can highlight the high individual qualities of the players of «Dynamo». It is no coincidence that this team is leading the championship and contending for gold medals. In all aspects of the game, it is a fairly balanced team.
I don’t think that such a dense schedule will be a problem for us. We always tell our players that the team must be able to play two matches a week. «Rukh» is working on the physical condition of the players, so they will be ready for two matches against «Dynamo», — quotes Ponomaryov the official website of «Rukh».
