Departing train: which of the “eternal talents” Lucescu will give a chance in Dynamo and why

The bottomless composition of Dynamo (Kyiv) would be for happiness for someone. There are a lot of compilations here, guys from the lists of the most promising, former top scorers and future big disappointments.

In the current UPL, perhaps, any Dynamo player would strengthen any other team in the championship. That’s just Dynamo itself with difficulty rakes these “Augean stables” and sends packs of its players on loan to other clubs.

See also: Lucescu: I arrived in Kyiv to demonstrate that life in the capital and in Ukraine continues

Let’s figure it out – which of them can Lucescu restart now? The Sport Arena plunges into the depths of the Dynamo reserves.

Disclaimer to start

We will try to bypass the requested legionnaires, as the likelihood that they will play in the Premier League at home arenas is now extremely low. We will also leave aside some of the loaned ones, because they don’t always give back in order to return.

Our selection contains more or less realistic options from a quarter of a hundred players on loan from the first club team. Therefore, do not be surprised that there is no Vitinho, Kengera or Verbic, and Gerson with Ramirez. And even Kadiri, Benito or Kargbo. Here is a conversation about those who can return and are not a priori unnecessary for the team.

Also outside the brackets are a group of those rented to Zorya and Fehervar – they did not go there until the end of last season, the agreements are valid, but if they are sent back ahead of schedule, it is unlikely that Dynamo will need them either.

So…

Vladislav Supryaga

And so we came up with trump cards – a 22-year-old striker from the Odessa region, who made a name for himself in Dnipro-1 and won the World Youth Championship three years ago. A guy who only needed one sub at Sampdoria to end his Serie A career.

But at the same time, it is still a promising forward with a bunch of useful features. Supryaga’s problem is that he is not trained enough for big football. He still opens incorrectly, can run the wrong way during fast attacks, lose his position when you can break right into the goalkeeper.

If at the same time he wants to study, now is a rare time when Lucescu can take on the basics, which it would be nice to get back in the Youth Sports School. This may be Vlad’s last chance to play really big football. Let’s see if Mircea is ready to give it.

Giorgi Tsitaishvili

The 21-year-old winger made 7 appearances for Wisla, scoring one goal and two assists in Ekstrakljas. Was not bad in the first part of last season in Chernomorets. But this is still not the Gio who was so highly quoted in the double.

After winning the U-20 World Championship, Tsitaishvili managed to survive a serious injury that prevented him from opening up on loan at Vorskla, and changed his football citizenship. Not to say that both of these events add to his chances in the Premier League, but now, with almost no legionnaires, the Georgian does not need to think about limits.

Given that Dynamo this year lost its most experienced flank midfielder (moreover, De Pena does not seem to be planning to return), and also sent Verbic to Legia, who could theoretically play from the flank, Dynamo really needs Gio. We remember that during the tour even Antyukh played on the opposite flank from Tsygankov.

So for the first time in two years, Tsitaishvili may have a real chance at Dynamo. The most talented winger should already show stable football and make a difference at such a level as the modern UPL.

Roman Vantukh and Nikita Kravchenko

Both gained experience in the cut of several leases, in Dnepr-1 they were considered as unequivocally the main ones. Dubinchak was recalled back from there even earlier. With Kangera gone, one of these guys could definitely be needed.

Ruslan Neshcheret

Once he gave such a performance at the Camp Nou that, according to rumors, Juve was ready to buy him immediately, right during the Champions League group stage. Now we only remember the 20-year-old goalkeeper in the UEFA Youth League and the youth team of Ukraine. But now he will grow out of this age – so what? Will he go to UPL clubs like Kernozenko or Seva Romanenko? Will he go to countries that need to be searched on the map, like Koval or Rudko?

It is clear that Buschan is in the best shape of his career. And there is also Boyko – an old horse that does not spoil the furrow. It is desirable for Neshcheret to play a lot in the coming season – otherwise duels with Messi will remain an archaic memory of the times when Ruslan was considered promising.

Yaroslav Nadolsky and Nikolai Mikhailenko

Two talented guys born in 2001 visited Chernomorets – the first of them did not play due to injury, the other scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 15 matches. Even Igor Kostyuk admitted in an interview that he was surprised (with several “+” signs) by how Kolya revealed himself.

Sidorchuk is not two-core, Shaparenko and Buyalsky are not plowmen-carriers. Therefore, it makes sense to play some of these young guys in the center of midfield. It will be the best investment in the future – timely insurance of one of the most problematic positions.

Nazariy Rusin

He is 23 years old, it would be time to play. But after a successful loan in Zara, Rusin suffered more, scoring only two goals in all competitions last season. There is a suspicion that in Grigorchuk’s Chernomorets – in the way it was formed at the beginning of this year before the war – Nazariy would have experienced a new rise in his career.

But we have what we have – and in this reality, the Odessa club is unlikely to have passers of the level of the players of the national team of Bulgaria or Slovenia. So Nazariy can be recalled to Dynamo and compete for a place at the base there.

Vladislav Kulach

And this is the most mysterious case. On the one hand, before joining Dynamo, Kulach had the strongest season in his career and, with 14 goals, became the UPL top scorer in the 2020/21 season. On the other hand, Lucescu already knew his capabilities from Shakhtar.

So why, then, last season Vladislav ran only five matches? One goal in a season is what is expected from a 29-year-old striker? Worst of all, there is no clearance for illnesses and injuries – and young Vanat showed himself much better on a foreign tour, so Vlad’s prospects are still vague – at the level of Ramirez, Rusin, Supryaga.

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Again, give these players to other UPL clubs – and somehow you can already fight for the medals.

So what is this, primordially Dynamo personnel waste or characters from a meme with a cow on a tree and a car on the roof “how did they get there?” We’ll see next season. He lowered our expectations so much that every pleasant surprise will be a miracle.

Yaroslav Smelyansky