Games 1-5
As im new to this league, i didnt have the best idea of the quality of the league, so was hoping for a top 2 finish, after my first 5 games however i see no reason why i cant win the league.
Dynamo Kiev ( Lens & Khacheridi ) 2 - 2 Goverla
Went 1-0 within 10minutes and in all honesty was expecting to coast it, but conceded 2 sloppy goals, both poor clearences by LB Evgen Selin, but fired back just before half time through Khacheridi. dominated the 2nd half and finished the game with 22 shots all together but failed to take our chances.
Tavira 0-3 Dynamo Kiev (Mbokani, Khacheridi & Veloso)
Again dominated the game, finishing with 26 shots and 62% possession, but didnt make the break through until the 71st minute through Mbokani, but then scored 2 more within 8 minutes to seal my first competitive match as Dynamo Kiev manager!
Dynamo Kiev (Yarmalenko, Mbokani & Gusev ) 3-0 Metalurg Donetsk
Once again, total domination by Kiev, hitting another 21 shots, but again not making the break through until late on in the 2nd half, Yarmalenko with a stunning free-kick and 2 scrappy goals by Mbokani and Gusev.
Illichivets 0-1 Dynamo Kiev (Mbokani)
Was a weird game, again finishing with 20 shots, but never really controlled the game, Mbokani scored in the 21st minute, but we really did seem to struggle against a team that was predicted to finish 9th in the Ukrainian Premier League
Dynamo Kiev( Yarmalenko, Vukojevic & V.Vernydub O.G ) 3-0 Zorya
Yet another clean sheet and still undefeated. There sems to be a weird pattern were we start off slowly in the first half, then seem to brush teams aside in the second half, again not scoring until late in the 2nd half, but not complaining with a great victory.
After 5 games
1. Dynamo Kiev - P5 - W4 - D1 -L0 - 13pts
2. Shakhtar Donetsk - P5 - W4 - D1 -L0 - 13pts
3. Metalist Kharkiv - P5 - W4 - D0 -L1 - 12pts
4. Dnipro - P5 - W3 - D2 - L0 - 11pts
5. Chornomorets - P5 - W3 - D1 - L1 - 10pts
In other news i was turned down by Tom Cleverley for a loan move, and am waiting to hear back off Atletico Madrid RB Juanfran who is also loan listed.
Also was drawn against Zeljeznicar in the EURO Cup Playoff, with the first leg at Kiev
after negotiating and accepting a £24million bid from Tottenham Hotspur for Andriy Yarmalenko, I submitted a bid for Alien Halilovic, 17yr old Croatian playmaker who is destined for big things, after agreeing the transfer, I found out he wouldn't be signing til the following summer, only then to find out Yarmalenko rejected Tottenham! So I spent all my transfer money on somebody I can't actually get til next year!