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Fearlessness was the first impression, but Yaremchuk’s usefulness went beyond sheer nerve. He could play wide or inside, drive directly at defenders, absorb contact and keep attacking spaces even when matches became physically ugly. Dynamo Kyiv used him as an outlet for speed, pressure and disruption in the mid-1980s, and his role in the 1986 Cup Winners’ Cup-winning squad fits that profile perfectly: restless, brave, tactically functional and irritating as a mosquito in August.
