Pavlo Orikhovskyi: “To say that I am very happy to return is to say nothing. As happy as Larry!"

Attacking midfielder Pavlo Orikhovskyi returned to "Kolos" after a one-year break!  Pavlo spent the first half of the 2021/2022 season in the Lviv's team "Rukh", but, as it turned out, he really wanted to return to Kovalivka.  The player said this in an interview with the press service of our club:

Pavlo, congratulations on returning to "Kolos"!  Are you happy?
 To say "very happy" is to say nothing.  As happy as Larry!  Happy to return to the team.  I really missed the guys, the team, Kovalivka, all the people who work in the club.  Because the atmosphere in the club has always been positive, and for me it was a very good time in "Kolos".  And I hope it will be even better now.

You played only six matches for "Rukh" - five in the championship and one in the Ukrainian Cup…
 Yes, but it was very difficult for me to prove myself there, because I was injured almost all the time, and I also fell seriously ill with Covid and was in the hospital.  That's why this time in the Lviv's club was very difficult for me.

Was everything so serious with Covid?
 I had bilateral pneumonia.  I spent a month in the hospital under drips.  And then he recovered after all this for about a month and a half.

How did you decide to return to "Kolos"?
 I kept in touch with the guys on the team.  And the guys kept saying, "Come on, come on, come back!"  And I myself really wanted to return, because I missed the time that was.  Even when "Rukh" and I came to Kovalivka for the match against "Kolos", I can say "shed a tear", because everything around was so native.  Closer to the off-season, I talked to Yaroslav Vyshniak, we talked about returning.  That's why I'm very glad that it turned out that way.

And when "Kolos" played with "Rukh", was it a principled match for you?
 Of course, I can say that for me it was "principled", because I moved from this team.  But professionals are tuned in for every match regardless of the opponent.  Therefore, not to say that I was in a special way against "Kolos".  I was preparing for the match like a regular calendar match, it was just with such a touch of nostalgia.

On January 18, the team returning from vacation.  How do you keep fit?
 The coaches dropped the training plan for us - it spells out the work we have to do.  I go to the gym every day, after the gym - water recovery procedures.  I do special exercises given to me by rehabilitation coaches.  Therefore, I am preparing in full, because I missed a lot of time, and I need to make up for it all.

"Kolos" is currently undergoing changes, what do you expect from the second half of the 2021/2022 season?
 Now, looking at how our championship is going in general, I think it will be interesting in the second half of the season.  As for "Kolos", I think we will score our points, and it will start with the first game.

Then set up for January 18!
 Yeah, I'm looking forward to returning from vacation. I want to immerse myself in working with guys and work!