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Former head coach ““Jozsef Szabo commented on the wins for Dynamo and Shakhtar in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, and also summarized the draw for the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
– Jozsef Jozsefovich, what are your impressions of yesterday’s victory over Dynamo Brugge?
– Speaking of yesterday’s game, well, good luck. Yes, Buyalsky scored a beautiful goal, an excellent combination was played. But Club Brugge was missing nearly half of the top players due to the coronavirus. We play with a double. Kyivites had no chance to score.
But Lucescu is Lucescu. The legendary Sir Alex Ferguson said in his time when he won the Champions League in three minutes: “It is not enough to be a great coach, you also need luck.” Lucescu is a very lucky coach. Let’s see what happens to Villarreal.
– What do you think of the central pair Zabarny – Sirota? Alexander made the Europa League team of the week!
– They are great! The game discipline in the team is at a very high level. It means a lot. This allows them to defend themselves. After losing the ball, they do not put pressure in the opponent’s half of the field, but take it in the middle of the field. But I still don’t see the attack.
– What can you say about the 1/8 draw? “Villarreal”, isn’t he the best option for the “Dynamo”?
– Villarreal is a good team, now they are in sixth place in the Spanish Championship. I must say that Villarreal has always had a strong and solid team. I think the Dynamo will be difficult, this is not a team from the Netherlands or Belgium.
– Is it an inconvenience for the Dynamo that the second leg is in Spain?
– So far, Dynamo cannot play the first number. The most important thing for Lucescu is a good defense: not to miss, not to let the opponent play and score. And they will find their moment and their score.
– Shakhtar will face Rome in 1/8. What are your expectations from this confrontation?
– An interesting couple. I recently saw the Roma game, the team looks good. But the fact is that something is happening in Shakhtar. Because playing like he did in the return leg against Maccabi is a shame. So many rejections, turnovers and, most importantly, lack of respect for the partners. For example, there is a counterattack, Matvienko makes a run and runs 50 meters, and Tyson, instead of giving it away, gets into the middle of the field and loses the ball. And you have to run back. Such things are not allowed.
– “Rome” will not forgive those moments?
– I won’t forgive, of course. Maccabi could even beat Shakhtar. And there were chances, they created more chances to score than Shakhtar. Many are surprised that this is not Shakhtar himself. Instead of giving a pass to a teammate, they start hitting the opponent. As a result, we lost the ball and fought back. Shakhtar’s game yesterday is a disgrace.
