It is known that two teams (15th and 16th place) depart from the UPL season (15th and 16th), and the 13th and 14th teams will play transitional matches with the third and fourth teams of the First League for the right to be presented in the elite for the future championship.
Sport.ua, with the help of experts, decided to predict the summary of the season for the one who will still leave the Premier League. In addition to the main contenders for the decline in the classroom, those teams that can theoretically find themselves in the departure zone, are Obolon and LNZ.
The reputable Ukrainian experts, Vladimir Sharan, Ivan Getzko and Viktor Grachov, agreed to answer the questions.
– First of all, you want to ask whether Obolon and LNZ, who are ahead of Ingulets, from among the candidates for departure?
Vladimir Sharan: – There should be no questions here. It can be said that Ingulets will not be able to score nine points in three games, and at the same time Obolon and LNZ lost everything. Moreover, in the nearest round of Kiev and Cherkasy people meet with each other.
Ivan Getz: – In my opinion, as the teams in the standings are now located, everything will end. Although, of course, anything can happen.
Victor Grachov: – Eight points “Obolon” and LNZ are enough to not worry about a direct departure from UPL. In addition, they will play with each other and one of the opponents who wins, in my opinion, can generally close all the questions this season.
– The main contender for departure – Chernomorets?
Sharan: – Yes. Chernomorets lost his homemade frontal matches of Ingul and Left Bank. Already in early March, in fact, their fate was decided. There is a theoretical chance of Odessa, but do not forget that the team of Alexander Kucher in two of the remaining three matches should be met with Dynamo and Alexandria …
Getzko: – Although it is not unfortunate to talk about it, it is. I do not see how and at what Odessa can get out of the departure zone. Where it was necessary to take points, they lost, and the remaining schedule of the remaining matches for Chernomorets looks the most difficult among all applicants.
Grace: – According to all schedules, Odessa is unlikely to be able to create a miracle. Someone will be able to predict their victories over Dynamo and Alexandria? I’m not. And even if you win over Vorskla, this will not be enough.
– In your opinion, was the decision of the Chernomorets leadership to change the head coach in the course of the spring part of the championship?
Sharan: – This is a long story, because I was also among the candidates for the post of Chernomorets head coach. If it were in the winter off -season, I would have accepted the team, but in the spring it was clear that the team was not ready as much as it was needed.
I suggested that the club leadership to leave Alexander Babich because he knew the team. However, the coaching rock happened. And the new head coach could not change anything in this situation. Although, of course, a club such as Chernomorets should be presented in the elite …
Getzko: – It is not to decide it, but the fact remains: the results of the team have not improved, even, became worse. So something was done wrong, once the team could not cling to the rescue place.
Grace: – Changing the head coach is not a problem. But to do this rock almost at the finish line, it is nonsense for me. It is unclear to me. I could still understand if the team lost the chances of the European Cup, paid the championship, then, yes.
– For Alexander Kucher, one win was won and the team lost five times. The “sailors” plan did not work?
FC Chernomorets. Alexander Kucher Sharan: – Certainly. Such decisions should be made earlier.
Getzko: – Yes. And other options are unlikely to be here.
Grace: – The plan is not what did not work, it failed. Why this could not be done in the winter so that the new coach had a chance to prepare the team for spring matches according to their principles. And Oleksandr Kucher not only did not pull the team out of the pit, but also spoiled his renome.
– How higher the chances of Ingulets to avoid direct departure?
Sharan: – It is that the left shore will not please its fans and, above all, the President of the club Mykola Lavrenko with results. But even if Ingulets wins in the eye match, it still means nothing. I think the “left bank” at least deserves to play transitional matches.
Getzko: – I liked the “dawn” in the “Dawn” in the match, but already in the match against Dynamo the team of Vasyl Kobin disappointed, and somehow easily they seemed to be the mercy of the winner.
Naturally, Ingulets will do everything to escape, but you can understand other teams that are a little higher, so it will be very difficult for a team from Petrov to change something.
Grace: – They also have a difficult situation. And according to the calendar, two frontal meetings (“left bank” and “Vorskla”) and the match against the motivated “Shakhtar”. I do not think that Ingulets will be able to get out of the departure zone.
-What will be your forecast for the final location of the teams from 13th to 16th place?
Sharan: -The Premier League will be left directly by Ingulets and Chernomorets. And here, who will be among the two teams that have to play in transitional matches, I will not predict, everything is very confusing. The only thing I can say is that the best chance of not getting here in Obolon, which, in my opinion, demonstrates a more coherent game.
Getzko: – Ingulets and Chernomorets will fly out. But who will be the main contender for transitional matches, it is difficult to say. A lot can be clarified after the nearest tour, when Obolon will play with LNZ, Vorskla with Chernomorets, and Ingulets with the left shore.
Grace: -Who will take the 15th and 16th place we have already said, it is Ingulets and Chernomorets. And here, as for transitional matches, the question here is very difficult. More specifically, it could be said after the 28th round, when the applicants will come together in the games. But if you come out of the current situation, who and how it shows during the season, then in the area of transitional matches I would put a “left bank” and probably still “Obolon”.
Schedule. The duels of the contenders for departure
Match the 21st round
Kryvbas is the left shore
28th round
Obolon – LNZ
Vorskla is Chernomorets
Ingulets is the left shore
29th round
Kryvbas – Obolon
LNZ – Vorskla
Left Bank – Movement
Ingulets – miner
Chernomorets – Dynamo
30th round
Obolon is the left shore
Heather – LNZ
Ingulets – Vorskla
Chernomorets – Alexandria
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Source: Sport.ua