Dynamo Kyiv Head Coach Alexander Shovkovsky Season Recap Amidst Conflict: A Message of Resilience and Hope

Head coach of Dynamo Kyiv Alexander Shovkovsky recap of the season on social media:

“Probably the most troublesome and emotional seasons of my soccer profession has come to an finish. It was my first time on the head of the large membership Dynamo Kyiv! There are various memorable moments from him, and, sadly, not so many.

The very first thing I need to say is that earlier than the struggle began, I by no means thought that at some point we might be concerned in a recreation that may final 4 hours. In a horrible dream, I couldn’t have dreamed that the gamers would renew their power for the second half not within the locker room, however within the bunker of the stadium, hiding from assaults missiles. That is our actuality.

However we’re nonetheless alive and doing what we love! And I can’t tire of repeating: the truth that we play soccer is the advantage solely of our Heroes, defenders and defenders, who, at the price of their very own lives, defend us defend from the enemy! Low bow to you for this! The truth that soccer is growing in Ukraine in a time of full-scale struggle, that solely speaks to the instability and instability of our sporting nation. A nation of patriots and conquerors! We wait and consider in the principle victory – not on the soccer discipline, however on the battlefield!

Second. I informed the crew on the finish of the season that I used to be happy with them. I’m happy with the dedication and energy of my gamers. I’m happy with the will and fervour within the recreation and within the coaching course of. I believe we had fun within the spring stage of the competitors, and we have been just a bit wanting reaching our objective. However I see the potential of my crew. I can see the person progress of every participant. They get higher themselves. And this is a vital argument that conjures up hope for achievement in our soccer within the close to future.

Third. If you tackle a severe and accountable challenge, you desperately want like-minded individuals and individuals who have an essential function to play and have opinions in making your choices. These individuals are Mikhail Mikhailov, Oleg Gusev, Emil Karas, Sergey Fedorov, Vitaly Kulyba. I’m additionally grateful to Mircea Lucescu for the chance to work with him, which gave me new information, expertise and confidence.

Fourth. I want to thank the administration of the membership for his or her belief. Managing Dynamo is an enormous problem for me as a younger coach. I can say with my coronary heart: my biggest soccer want is to at all times win! Due to this fact, I need to emphasize: our process for the subsequent season is to return gold medals to Kyiv. Within the meantime, we’re watching and cheering for our boys within the ranks of the nationwide and Olympic groups! Now there’s Ukraine, which has to indicate the entire world that we’re invincible! We help and consider in our boys!”