“What is the phenomenon of Ruslan Rotan? The phenomenon of this coach is that he sees his game. If you look at that season, it was not very good. Ruslan Rotan still wanted to play football, which he sees. It’s hard work with the guys. They understood what he wanted. And now they show a good result, but the season is still very long, there will still be 13-14 games. A good team is not the one that wins specific matches, but the one that lasts throughout the season. So there are still matches to watch.
Which of the former teammates in the youth teams of Shakhtar had great potential, but could not fully realize it? It is necessary to sit down and think. To be honest, you can call a lot of guys Konstantin Gurov, Kholod. They can play at the best level in the best teams. I can also single out Klym Prykhodko, who plays for Levy Bereg, who is very talented.
Evaluation of performances in “Kryvbass”? I don’t really like to evaluate my game, to be honest, but I can say that I always want to play much better. I will try to do this further, to please the fans with my game.
Who is the strongest opponent you have met on the football field? The strongest player I played against was probably Amad Diallo when we played in the U-19 Champions League against Atalanta. And who is the strongest player with whom you could play in the same team? Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Mudryk, Sudakov. In principle, as you see and everyone sees, these are guys who demonstrate great and good football.
Which modern player impresses? I really like Alphonso Davis. I think you can understand why. Because he played left back. I liked how he did everything. Ego speed, ego dribbling, ego dedication. I think that we are somewhat similar. It is clear that he is much better football player, but he impresses me very much. I would like to be like him.
The most memorable moment in your career? This moment, I have probably already repeated it somewhere, when I got into Zulte-Waregem in Belgium. This is my most memorable moment, a lot has changed since then, I am very glad that I was there and would like to return someday.
The most difficult moment was when we, as a team of Mariupol FC, had to fly to Odessa from Turkey, we were told 15-20 minutes before landing that we were not flying anywhere, because shelling had started. I didn’t return to Ukraine for a very long time after that, I’m such a person who really needs my family by my side and I was very worried about them, especially since my father had been fighting since 2014. And when you see him, it causes a lot of joy. And now, when I returned to Ukraine, I had the opportunity to see my family as often as possible, I was able to breathe in and out calmly, that I could see my family. It was very difficult for me when I was abroad and I didn’t have the opportunity to see my relatives.”
Earlier it was reported that Drambaev reacted to rumors about his transfer to LNZ.
Source: sport.ua