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There was always something useful about Bal’s ambiguity: part midfielder, part defensive stabiliser, part long-range weapon when the game opened in front of him. His 20-metre goal against Brazil at the 1982 World Cup remains the obvious postcard moment, but the real value was broader: ball circulation under pressure, tactical coverage and the physical composure to operate inside demanding Soviet structures. At Dynamo Kyiv, especially around the 1986 European cycle, he gave the squad flexibility without turning flexibility into chaos.
