The head coach of Dynamo Moscow, Rolan Gusev, spoke about the first days of the winter training camp and the new members of the coaching staff of the team.
— The first three or four days are spent adapting: it's challenging, and to a large extent, not the most enjoyable work. In the morning, we focus on physical training, and in the evening, on technique and tactics. All the guys are understanding about this, because without this work, it will be difficult to move forward.
— Tell us how you selected your coaching staff.
— I know the qualities of the coaching staff members: Roman Sergeyevich Sharonov, Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov, and Agustin Quihillaborda. I knew Roman and Yuri well from their playing careers. We talked, and everyone knows both their individual responsibilities and our shared goals and objectives. Everyone understands everything perfectly. We made them an offer, and they happily accepted.
— What responsibilities will they be assigned?
— Roman Sergeyevich will be primarily responsible for defensive actions and attacking initiatives, as well as for what we want to see from the players and the team as a whole." I'd like Yuri Valentinovich to focus on his core positions, namely the full-backs and wingers, because his experience is unmatched. He's played in these positions and knows them well; we've discussed it all with him. Our staff will, of course, be working specifically with the attacking players to organize their attacking play. Agustin Quihillaborda, a fitness coach from Argentina, will be overseeing our players' physical fitness.
— What have you planned for the team for the first training camp?
— Now we are laying the physical foundation for the first training camp, on February 23 and 26 we will play two international matches as part of the Betboom Dynamo Global Challenge. We haven't played with foreign teams for a long time, so it will be interesting. But first of all, we are not preparing for these matches, but through these games we are preparing directly for the resumption of the season.
Let's see what the dosage will be for the load, who will spend how much time on the field. Based on the condition of the players, we will approach the first meeting and understand who will play a little more and who less. We will all watch and analyze. After the matches with the Chinese teams, we will have two days off, and then we will continue preparing for the second training camp.