Dynamo Kyiv head coach Mircea Lucescu commented on the work with young players and the rivalry with Shakhtar.

\? Most of them are Ukrainians. I have always trusted the players wherever I was. Didn't ask for special transfers anywhere. Even when I was in Shakhtar.

Young Dynamo players came to me when they were 18-19 years old. Dynamo at some point abandoned the players who received international recognition, very high quality. I'm talking about Vida, Danilo Silva, Dragovich, Veloso, who is now the captain of Verona, Yarmolenko, Gusev, Mbokani.

They gave them up and moved on. They tried to buy experienced players, but lost to Shakhtar in this confrontation. So they came to the conclusion that you only need to play with players from your academy..

For five years they have not won anything, they also did not have international tournaments. The difference with Shakhtar last season was 23 points.

I think what mattered was the trust I had in the players. They need psychological support. With such a young team, we approached every match with great confidence.. The reaction of the miner immediately followed - they bought players for 50 million. They also brought in De Zerbi, a good coach, so they managed to keep the balance this season," ro.

Recall that Mircea Lucescu became the best coach of the last year in the framework of the Ukrainian Premier League.