After laying flowers at the grave of the great Matra, Shovkovsky talked about Lobanovsky with journalists.

"It is difficult to overestimate the role of Valery Vasilyevich in football and in the history of Dynamo Kiev. Now, having the opportunity to communicate with a large number of people, I hear that the same Carlo Ancelotti, Marcello Lippi say in their interviews that they created their teams in the image and likeness of Valery Lobanovsky's teams, used his work skills, schemes and model of his team's game. Therefore, today we are talking about the greatest trainer not only in Ukraine, but all over the world. Such tournaments are, first of all, a tribute to the memory of a wonderful, great coach ".

"Valery Vasilievich had his own peculiarities, his views on certain things. He always believed that the presence of foreign players in the team - this is not a good sign. Therefore, he would have had to rebuild. But, I think he would have found the right words, rebuilt some of his views, principles. He would have changed himself and, again, being an innovator, he would have done it fast enough, would have found opportunities for a kind of symbiosis. Our team was gathered from the players of the post-Soviet space, in addition to the Ukrainians played representatives of Belarus, Georgia.

On the one hand, the team was international, but we were all from the same country, about one mentality, so it was easier for us. Now the teams have become more international, in them other relationships. Everything would be different. But, I think, for Valery Vasilyevich, this would not be a problem either, "Shovkovsky quotes the official website of Dynamo.

Earlier, UEFA vice-president Grigory Surkis expressed the opinion that Dynamo could create a team without foreign players, as Valery Lobanovsky did in his time.