“Rebrov is our hero”, it turned out why he was distant

Rebrov is also proud of his success in Hungary in Ukraine (Photo: Attila Török)

Recently, the director of Ferencváros, Serhiy Rebrov, wrote a longer analysis of the Hungarian work on Tribuna.com in Ukraine. The author of the article, Irina Kozjupát Now they asked us about his perception of the Dynamo legend in Ukraine and what led him to leave the Kiev club in 2017, after two league titles.

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Between April 2014 and May 2017, Rebrov led the Dynamo in 137 games (94 of them won with 20 draws and 23 losses, and also had a 14-game series undefeated), eight of which against the current Dynamo manager, Mircea Lucescu Sahtarja. Of the eight, Rebrov could only be happy to win twice in regulation time and Lucescu four times (with two shins). However, as head coach, Rebrov won a cup final twice against Lucescu, although once after 1-1, Dinamo won with 11s. However, in the last three meetings between the two coaches, Lucescu’s team won both in the 2015-2016 season: twice 3-0 and once 2-0.

As is well known, for the past 15 years, Sahtar Donetsk has dominated Ukrainian football. Between 2005 and 2020, Sahtar won 12 championship titles, eight of which were led by Romanian Mircea Lucescu, who left the club in 2016 when Dinamo Kiev led by Serhiy Rebrov won the gold medal against Sahtar for the second time in a row. . Lucescu became Dinamo’s head coach this summer, so he will lead the Kiev team in the BL match against Ferencváros in Budapest on 28 October.

Rebrov was first provisionally named Dinamo (with whom he was a nine-time champion and also played a BL semi-final) in April 2014, but after winning a cup with the team, he was finalized and won another cup, a Super Cup and two championship titles in the next three years. club against great rival Sahtar, and even in the Champions League, they advanced from the group stage in 2016 (Manchester City said goodbye to the Dynamo in the eighth final). Debro became champion with Rebrov after a six-year hiatus, and since the 2015-2016 season he won, the people of Kiev have been waiting for another championship gold medal. The question arises: why did Rebrov leave Kiev three years ago? Although in 2017 Sahtar, who had already led Paulo Fonseca at that time, was ahead of his team in both the League and the Cup, the management would have extended with him.

“The main reason may have been that Dinamo president Ihor Surkis did not want to change the framework to the extent that Serhiy Rebrov wanted. Irina Kozjupa told National Sport Online. – Serhiy did not have several former key characters who lost their motivation. There was no particular contrast between Surkis and Rebrov, but because they saw the future of the team differently., the technician decided not to accept the president’s offer of an extension and left. “

In relation to what happened three years ago, we also contacted Rebrov’s manager, Sándor Varga, who said that the specialist had built a young team and there were former grassroots who left his team for disciplinary reasons but did not change due to new challenges. Rebrov, for example, was defeated by the national defender 51 times Jevhen Hacseridi, who was also fined by the club for indiscipline, while the Polish Lukasz Teodorczyk, who bought for four million euros, could not enter the starting team of Rebrov (scored 10 goals in 24 games but scored).

“Rebrov realized that with that framework, it would be difficult for him to continue his previous successes Kozjupa said. – The fans, of course, regretted his departure. He was a fan favorite throughout his playing career and of course he was also supported as a coach. The ultras also included his name in the song, »Rebrov is our hero «, this is often sung at matches to this day. In the summer, we heard rumors that Surkis tried to call him back, but he said no. I think, Rebrov’s departure, the years since 2017 have been wasted by Dinamo and it really couldn’t compete with the Sahtar. One reason for this was precisely that He failed to hire good coaches, now, with the arrival of Mircea Lucescu, that has changed. The other problem is that the club did not have a clear long-term strategy, a perception of football. (Based on the above, this was probably the main reason for Rebrov’s departure – the author.) We used to joke that Rebrov built his perfect Dynamo in Ferencváros. ”

The journalist, who knows the manager’s career well, added to our question that it is conceivable that Rebrov will one day return to the Dynamo, but the Ukrainian public is more curious about what he could do in a top European league or at the top of the national team. Ukrainian.

“One thing for sure, Sergei Rebrov is one of the best Ukrainian coaches, as evidenced by his success in Hungary. Both the media and the fans have the highest respect and support, the whole of Ukraine is proud of him and his work at Ferencváros. Personally, I like that he is not afraid to make unpopular decisions and works well under a lot of pressure. He handles different styles of soccer with flexibility and is capable of developing his players. A workaholic whose soccer lives in his heart. What will Dinamo do against Ferencváros? Both teams are scoring goals, but I hope for a victory in Kiev, but this could be one of the most exciting games of the group.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
GROUP G
ROUND 1
Tuesday, October 20
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) – Juventus (Italian) 0-2 (Morata 46, 84)
Barcelona (Spain) –FERENCE CITY 5–1 (Messi from 27 to 11, Ansu Fati from 42, Coutinho from 52, Pedri from 82, O. Dembélé from 89 and Haratin from 70 to 11)

ROUND 2
Wednesday October 28
21.00: Juventus (Italian) – FC Barcelona (Spanish)
21.00: CITY OF FERENC–Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine)

ROUND 3
Wednesday 4 November
21.00: FC Barcelona (Spanish) – Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
21.00: CITY OF FERENC–Juventus (Italian)

ROUND 4
Tuesday, November 24
21.00: Juventus (Italian) –CITY OF FERENC
21.00: Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) – FC Barcelona (Spanish)

ROUND 5
Wednesday, December 2
21.00: Juventus (Italian) –Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine)
21.00: CITY OF FERENC– FC Barcelona (Spain)

ROUND 6
Tuesday December 8
21.00: FC Barcelona (Spanish) – Juventus (Italian)
21.00: Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) –CITY OF FERENC