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Head coach of Kiev “Dynamo” Mircea Lucescu placeholder image shared his expectations from the first match of the round of 16 of the Europa League against the Spanish “Villarreal”.
– Villarreal coach Unai Emery said in his interview that the current Dynamo is very similar to Shakhtar, who played against Sevilla. How much do you agree with this statement?
– If you say that our game is similar to Shakhtar (in the semi-finals of the Europa League of the 2015/2016 season, Shakhtar lost to Sevilla – 2: 2 at home and 1: 3 away – editor’s note), then I perceive this as a compliment. Shakhtar at that time played spectacularly, they had many technical Brazilians on their team. If he thinks that our players are now playing the same way, then it is a compliment.
I remember this game. In Lvov, we had to win. But that Seville was very strong. It is not surprising that he won the Europa League.
– Unai Emery is called a specialist in the Europa League for his success in this tournament. How much does this factor affect you? And, if so, how do you abstract from it?
– It does not make sense to divide the competition. The coach prepares for each game. Of Emery I can say that he is a very good coach. He works each game in detail, analyzes the opponents well, prepares his team, which is made up of very experienced players, compared to ours. Emery has worked in both London and Paris. This is a very good coach.
As for Villarreal … The team has been playing in Spain for a long time, everyone knows each other there, it is difficult to surprise someone there. But in Europe they are more difficult to study, they perform very well in Europe. They have excellent results in Europe. It is a very solid team with experienced players. A very balanced and well organized team.
Villarreal has a very good selection of players, balanced by age. They also have a first-rate player, Gerard Moreno, who aspires to the level of a great European star.
– The knockout stages of the Europa League are already a good achievement for the Dynamo. Can you say that the championship is a priority for Dynamo?
“We are not in the bazaar to negotiate. The most important game is the following. Any victory brings joy and good humor. It only gives advantages to the players. I don’t want Dynamo to step back.
– What is the state of health of Tsygankov and Verbic?
– For me, the base is the players who enter the field. Verbic will return at the end of April. Burda and Beluce were away for a long time. Popov will be back in training in 3-4 days. As for Tsygankov, today’s training will show everything. Garmash is already training, but he missed a lot.
It is very difficult for the players to come back. Garmash missed training ground. And now we have many matches, training, in fact, in solidarity. It’s hard to keep up. Due to weather conditions, the fields are in poor condition.
The knockout stages of the Europa League Dynamo – Villarreal will take place on Thursday, March 11 at 7:55 pm in Kiev.
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