The head coach of Odesa’s Chornomorets Oleksandr Kucher commented on rumors regarding the signing of former Dynamo defender Yevhen Khacheridi.
Oleksandr Kucher— Oleksandr Mykolayovych, is it true that Chornomorets is interested in Yevhen Khacheridi?
— Yes.
— Is it your initiative to invite the highly experienced defender to your team?
— It is. We had a call once, I suggested he join Chornomorets, and he said: "Why not?". He said he still has the strength and wants to play. So, why not give it a try? Then I directly said — come, we are waiting.
And also, you know, I will reveal a little secret, I wanted to bring Khacheridi to my team when I was coaching Dnipro-1, but… It didn’t work out then.
— So Yevhen is already at the Chornomorets base in Sovin’yon?
— Not yet. Soon he will be. He will come, we will talk face to face again, and we will see in what condition he is. However, what I heard from colleagues is that he is in good shape, and he hasn’t lost his skills and professionalism. Just like in his best times.
— Chornomorets could form a very strong pair of central defenders Khacheridi-Rakytskyi, as once in the national team of Ukraine. It would be checkmate for all attackers from the first league teams!
— And Kucher will soon take off his boots too. Just joking, of course.
Viktor Hlukhenskyi
