— In the last games of the first half of the season, Konstantin Tyukavin showed very good performance. How do you explain his rapid progress?

— I think that he has been constantly progressing since the time he worked with Sandro Schwarz. He's still a young guy, and everything is going sequentially. As for the first half of the season, our team has objectively become stronger. He has more opportunities, and he gains confidence with every game.

— Which of the modern stars of world football do you like?

— The generation of footballers I had idols in has already retired or is finishing their careers. Clearly, Kylian Mbappé is very strong. Erling Haaland deserved the award for the best of 2023. I like how Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah play. I can't single out one. I think now there will be a competitive fight for the Ballon d'Or.

— Does being a young father hinder or help?

— Of course, it helps. I'm glad that it happened at a mature age. I've fully felt all the emotions, true happiness. It's the quintessence of the feelings that I've been nurturing all my life.