- You always find time for journalists. Do they make you do that in the club?
- We must realize that doing interviews is a part of our job. We should be open to supporters. I try to talk to media after games, especially when I want to explain what happened on the field.
- What do you do when you have free time?
- I do household stuff – pay for utility, spend time with my child. Usually I do that when I have a day off, so I don’t really have leisure time. Anyway, we must be true professionals and do our job decently no matter what.
- Do you pay attention to your eating and sleeping habits?
- Sure. I have a nutritionist. She develops my diet based on what nutrients I need. As for my sleeping habits, I fall asleep by midnight and wake up at 8 in the morning.
- What do you eat at Dynamo training complex?
- The food is very delicious. I have everything I need there.
- Do you feed yourself intellectually?
- I read books. At the moment I’m trying to finish “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and a novel of Australian author Gregory David Roberts “Shantaram”. Intellectual progress is very important. It helps me think quicker on the field.
- What’s your favourite book?
- That’s “The Master and Margarita” by Mykhailo Bulhakov.
- Whom can you discuss a book with?
- With Serhiy Sydorchuk, Artem Shabanov, Mykyta Burda. Many guys in our team read books.
- Do you study foreign languages?
- I try to study English by myself. I used to have a tutor.
- Dynamo participate in many social events. Do you feel a connection between you and supporters?
- We have best supporters in the world. For example, we’ve been to an orphanage. Such kids need help. We have a chat of supporters and players in a messenger. When some help is needed, we try to help. Supporters spend their money and time to come to the stadium. We must do our best to find time for them.
Elzara Dzhaparova, FC Dynamo Kyiv magazine (#5, October-November 2019)
