The Russian volleyball player of the French Volero Le Cannet, Alina Popova, joined the Dinamo Moscow squad on loan, said in an interview Metaratings.ru The general director of the capital club is Vladimir Zinichev.
– What is the reason for the absence of several Dynamo main squad players in recent matches?
– A series of unfavorable and unpredictable circumstances at the start of the season affected the results of Dinamo and put the coaching staff in a difficult position. Several players were injured, fell ill, and the quality of the game left much to be desired. Valeria Shevchuk, the finishing player, was seriously injured. She underwent surgery, and now she will have a long recovery. We are looking forward to her return to service.
Blocking Victoria Pushina was also injured during the game. Ksenia Kupryashkina, the finishing player, fell ill and was out for more than two weeks. Thus, due to all the losses, we were left with two diagonal and only one finishing player without the possibility of replacements. After each loss, the main team looked new, and there was no question of teamwork. In addition, the period of adaptation of our legionnaire, the Chinese gamer Yunlu Wang, was delayed. So far, we are not completely satisfied with the quality of her game, but we do not lose hope. We hope that Wang will make every effort to stabilize his game and fully join the squad.
– Will you be looking for a new player in connection with these losses?
– We really have a shortage in the position of female players. We continued to search for another Russian player who would match Dinamo's level and be able to help the team. I held talks with the owner of Volero, Stas Yakubovsky, about Alina Popova's transfer to our team. Popova is coming to us on loan until the end of the current season. She joined us this week and hopefully will be able to play for Dinamo on November 2 in the Super League match against Sparta.
– Popova is only 19 years old. How would you rate her prospects?
– Alina, of course, is a young player. But we see that she has high potential, she has already achieved good results at Volero, where she played in the Champions League. I would like to emphasize that the decision to invite Popova was agreed with Dinamo head coach Alexander Koshkin. Both the team and our head coach need the support of the fans during this difficult period. For my part, I fully trust Alexander Yurievich and believe in his coaching talent. We hope that everything will get better in the near future, and our team will show decent performance and results," Zinichev said.
Popova has been playing for Volero Le Cannet since 2022, with which she won the championship and the French Cup. As a member of the junior national team of Russia, the volleyball player became the champion of Europe and the world.
Source: Metaratings.ru