YUSSUF AYILA Eyes First Team Shirt Under OLEG BLOKHIN

Earlier in the week, Dynamo Kiev fired coach Yuri Semin and promptly appointed Ukraine manager Oleg Blokhin as his successor.

Nigeria defender Yussuf Ayila was sent to train with the Youth Team by Semin a week before he was shown the exit door by the Dynamo Kiev hierarchy.

After his first workout with new gaffer Oleg Blokhin, Ayila spoke on the differences between Blokhin and his predecessor to the Press in Russia.

''I spent only one game, a workout without match practice - this is not normal. I spoke with Blokhin and said I wanted to play. He agreed that I play against Zorya,'' the experienced defender who hopes to be reinstated to the first team by the new coach told Faery.ru.

''I am a professional. I work, but will decide Blokhin. I need good training. When a new coach arrives, then there are always changes. New tactics, new techniques.''

Ayila also disclosed that the duration of Blokhin's training compared to Semin is the same but they differ in intensity.

He added: ''