Ukrainian team Dinamo Kiev, which will face Galatasaray away tomorrow in the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi said that they will face Turkey’s most special and strongest team.
Answering questions at the press conference held at RAMS Park, Shovkovskyi started his speech by reminding the camp they held in Antalya and thanking Turkey and the Turkish people.
Underlining that they were hosted very well during the Antalya camp, Shovkovskyi said, “We are trying to motivate our players. We have to continue sports in the country. We have to continue life in Ukraine. Sports is a part of this. We are at war. We have been active for 3 years, there has been a war for 11 years. They bomb the trainings.” “I thank our warriors. We are trying to help them. Hopefully, we will be strong and win this war.” made the statement.
Providing information about the situation of the team, Shovkovskyi emphasized that Denys Popov from defense and Volodymyr Brazhko from midfield could not play, but other than that, all players were in good condition.
“WE WILL TAKE THE FIELD FOR PRESTIGE”
Shovkovskyi stated that the half-time camp was very productive, but 2.5 weeks was not a long time to prepare, and that the training and friendly matches went well.
Finally speaking about Galatasaray, the Ukrainian coach said:
“To be honest, we know which team we will face. We will face the most special and strongest team in Turkey. They recently spent 150 million euros on the team. Of course, we do not have such a situation. However, although the opponent is very strong, we have made our preparations. We are for prestige. “We will go to the field, but of course we will put on a good game. We want everyone to admire both teams. Long live Ukraine.”
VITALI BUYALSKYI: THEY WANT TO WIN THE TROPHY
Team captain Vitali Buyalskyi, who attended the press conference with coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, said that the match to be played tomorrow will show them a lot and that they should play ahead against Galatasaray.
Emphasizing that there are many young players in the team and they want to show themselves, Buyalskyi said, “Young players want to go further, they want to win trophies. They want to be successful and go to different teams. We want to motivate them to progress further.” he said.
Adding that they camped in Antalya and had a good preparation period, Buyalskyi said, “We trained a lot, we had a good preparation period. Our coach also told us what we needed to do. I am sure we will get a good result tomorrow.” made his assessment.