- It all happened a bit unexpectedly. Ihor Surkis called last Monday at 6 p.m. He offered me to meet. I came and we talked, but there was no specific offer. Dynamo president said he would also talk to other candidates. On Wednesday he called me again and said: “Come to the club”.
- Did you take the offer at once?
- Ihor Surkis said I should think about it, but I said I was ready at once.
- Your assistant coaches will be Luzhnyi, Shatskikh and Mykhailov. Why did you pick them?
- Each of them has Dynamo heart. Oleh Luzhnyi has significant experience. He used to play in England which can be beneficial for us. He always cares about his work a lot. All his teams had virile character. Considering that he used to be one of the best Ukrainian defenders, he’ll be in charge of our defense. Maksim Shatskikh had been working with Dynamo U-19 for a year. This team made a certain name in the UEFA Youth League. Maksim will be in charge of our attack.
- Some people were saying Olexandr Shovkovskyi will be goalkeeper coach, but that will be Mykhailo Mykhailov…
- Journalists came up with this news about Shovkovskyi themselves. I addressed to Mykhailo Mykhailov at once as he has incredible experience. He said he would be happy to work with me.
- You’ve mentioned Khlyobas will come back. Will other loanees return?
- Kravets will definitely be back. I’ll try to talk to him about future this week. I hope he’ll stay. Moraes, Belhanda and Mbokani will also return to Kyiv and I’ll talk to them individually.
- Dynamo can face OGC Nice or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Champions League qualification. Can modern Dynamo beat such opponents?
- If I didn’t see potential in this team I wouldn’t have taken this job.
- Will Dynamo be active on transfer market this summer?
- As you can see, today our bitter rival FC Shakhtar Donetsk aren’t active either. Dynamo are in the same situation. Some players can always leave or join the team. We don’t have a room for mistake in terms of transfers.
- If Yarmolenko leaves, will you find a replacement for him?
- I solve problems when they occur. If we get worthy transfer offer neither club nor player will reject it.
- We know you met Serhiy Rebrov after your appointment. What did you discuss?
- We have much in common. Not only football, but also tennis. He also asked about a good place to go fishing. I said: “I’ll tell you one, but hurry up, there’s good bite right now!”
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