Ucha Lobzhanidze, 26-year-old defender of Georgian national team, had no match practice in “Dnipro” in recent months. Moreover, he was not on the list. Lobzhanidze is considered as N1 right defender in national team and if he is not injured or disqualified, Temur Ketsbaia always allows him play.
“World Sport” talked to Lobzhanidze:
- What are your plans this winter: Are you going to stay in “Dnipro”?
- I extended the contract for 6 months, until summer.
- Yes, but you have no playing practice. Besides, I wonder, how is it happened that you are not on the list?
- Even I do not know exactly how it happened. On January 14 workouts will be resumed, we will go to the meeting and everything becomes clear. Hopefully, I will have to play.
- Is there a version that you would be transferred to another club?
- Let’s see, it is not excluded. Everything will be clear at the meeting. To tell the truth, no one interested in it. I had nothing to choice.
- Fedetski is a right defender of “Dnipro” – main defender of the Ukrainian team. But you have played as a central defender often.
- Yes, when needed, I played in the center. Let’s see. I hope I will not stay without play. Maybe they transfer me to another club, however it does not depend on me. I do not know, what they will decide. “Dnipro” is a strong team, is among the leaders and plays well at the European League, so, it is not easy to get into the main team.
- Whether “Dinamo” Tbilisi interested in you?
- No.
- About the national team, what do you remember from the matches last year?
- There were memorable moments, bad and good.
- You played well against Ribery.
- I am not the only one who played against Ribery. I was helped by others, sometimes there were three of us against him. I could not do anything against him alone. Although Ribery did almost everything.
- You have played also against Iniesta. Was it harder to play against Ribery?
- Yes, Ribery is faster and energetic.
Ilia Nanobashvili
