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Few Dynamo players of the period carried such a useful hybrid edge: defender by registration, midfielder by instinct, runner by profession. Troshkin gave Lobanovskyi vertical energy on the right, combining defensive aggression with repeated forward surges and a surprisingly consistent scoring contribution for his role. Four Soviet titles, European success in 1975 and USSR appearances underline a player whose value lived between zones rather than inside one neat tactical box.
