- You were the team captain yesterday. How was that for you?
- It’s a great pride and honor as Dynamo are legendary club, so when you get the armband you feel great responsibility. Besides this motivates you and gives confidence.
- It was quite obvious Shakhtyor were getting ready for the match against Dynamo, besides they have Ukrainian coach. Did you feel it?
- Yes, it felt like this was official match for them. They cared about final score. As for us, we laid emphasis on our performance and fitness.
- Dynamo have already played two friendlies. How do you feel?
- We’re doing much better as at first we worked on our fitness a lot. Then we did the same stuff with the ball and worked on tactics. We already feel much better on the field and get accustomed to this rhythm. We’re getting better every day.
- What are the major peculiarities of pre-season work?
- Basically we do the same stuff as throughout the season, but of course with emphasis on tactics. Besides we have two sessions a day here. Our goal is to do everything automatically.
