The head coach of the Kyiv club shared his expectations for the team’s upcoming start in the Europa League.
Alexander Shovkovskiy expects an interesting game in the opening match of the main round of the Europa League against Lazio. According to the head coach of Dynamo, despite their heavy status, the opponent has problems in attack and defense.
In addition, the coach of Kiev spoke about the new format of European cups, which, according to him, is quite inconvenient for Ukrainian teams.
“In general, this is my first experience playing in European tournaments as a head coach, so I don’t know what happened in previous seasons, but this format is certainly very interesting, there are already many statement about it, including the huge burden that falls on football players who not only defend the colors of their clubs, but also play for their national teams.
Here we must add that for our team, as well as for the Scandinavian countries, this format is quite inconvenient, because in January the teams have not yet played matches in their national championships. It also causes additional burdens and difficulties, and we should also not forget the problems related to our logistics in relation to the situation happening in our country. But at the same time, it will be very interesting to see how this new format will be implemented. There will be more matches against teams with different styles and Lazio is a team that represents one of the strongest leagues in Europe and is fighting for the top spot here. In this season, the Romans won twice, lost twice and drew once in the domestic arena.
We are monitoring their performances and expect an interesting match tomorrow.
In all the matches played by Lazio in Serie A, they scored in each, but conceded in each. In the last match there were two penalties, and according to the latest innovations in the rules, there could be much debate if any. But for us, first of all, it is important how the team develops its game in defense and attack, what strengths are weak. We convey this to our players, and from this we develop our strategy.
You must also understand that the situation in our country is making it difficult for us. We estimated that 19 hours passed from the time we left the club base until we arrived at the hotel in Hamburg.
Lazio missed the first 15 minutes? So you think after 15 minutes the game is over? (smiles). We expect an interesting game, which I hope the fans will enjoy. You have to maintain concentration throughout the game – both during 90 minutes and injury time,” Dynamo’s website quoted Shovkovsky as saying.
We remind you that the Dynamo – Lazio match will take place today, September 25, in Hamburg, Germany. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.
It was previously reported that Dynamo has updated its bid for the Europa League.
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