Change of Real Coach Will Not Help Dynamo,

Mr. Sanz confirmed rumors that Mr. Hiddinck is most likely to be succeeded by the Welshman John Toshack, who worked for Real in 1989-1991. As to Fabio Capello, who has also turned up in Madrid and is considered No. 1 contender for this post, he would like to start work only in summer, while the Real management want a coach immediately.

"For Kyiv Dynamo which is going to play their first League of Champions quarterfinal match against Real in Madrid March 3, the change of coaches is hardly in their favor. For Toshack or anybody else will change nothing in tactics or strategy in a week's time, while Real players will be bending over backwards to show the new trainer their true strength," Meritorious Master of Sports Andriy Biba told The Day commenting on the resignation of the Spanish team coach, "Spain (like Italy and England) attach much more importance to performance in domestic championships than on the international arena. Of special significance are matches between long-standing rivals. This is why Hiddinck was held responsible for Real's failure. The Dutchman is a first-class coach, and we can only guess why he failed. Perhaps, he failed to find a common language with the players, and they trashed him. Maybe, he just had bad luck."