- Aleks, what are your impressions of the game against Basel?
- It was great to see my former teammates. I’m glad it was just a friendly, but not important euro cups fixture. I got a possibility to recall the time I spent featuring for Basel.
- What was the game like? Defenders had a lot of work…
- It was obvious that Basel would be in better conditions than us because they’ve been getting ready for the second half of the season longer. In a fortnight they’ll play domestic league match, besides they represent Switzerland in the Champions League round of 16. It was a good experience for us. Now we can analyze this game and make conclusions. The most important thing is to avoid injuries.
- Was the match against Borussia much easier?
- Sure, this team can’t be compared with Basel, but the game against Borussia also was important test for us.
- You scored against Borussia after set piece. So did another defender Domagoj Vida in the game against Basel. Is that a part of game plan?
- Work on different combinations isn’t our priority at the moment, but it lets us achieve positive result. At this stage of preseason work we are focused on physical conditions first of all.
- What can you say about your physical conditions?
- We are making headway day by day. Today we had aerobics in the morning, for example.
- Do players like that?
- Atmosphere at the training session was great!
- Usually you train with the ball. Does it make your work more interesting?
- Personally I don’t like to run and train in the gym a lot. I think sparrings and work with the ball are the best way to recondition, so I like our training program. Anyway we must do whatever the head coach tells us to.
- How difficult is it to play sparrings after morning training sessions?
- It’s not a problem for me as each player gets 45 minutes of game practice so far. We have all necessary facilities for work and rest, besides the weather is good.
- Dynamo are to play seven sparrings within this training camp. Does that gladden you?
- As I’ve said, work program is up to the coaching staff. I think we should play as many sparrings as possible.
- What do you think of Dynamo chances for the domestic title this season?
- It’s not time to think about that yet.I think at the moment we should be totally focused on work as we must get ready for the Europa League fixtures properly.
Ihor Bondarenko
* photos by A. Lukatskyi
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