“There is no such name”: Rebrov has nothing to say to Timoshchuk, who remains in the Russian Federation (video)

On the eve of the Ukrainian national team’s qualifying match for Euro 2024, coach Sergei Rebrov talked about his attitude towards the former captain of the national team Anatoly Timoshchuk, the admission of Russian teams to international tournaments and how the UPL is “truly one.” “It’s an interesting championship.” This was reported by the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty.

Rebrov, who played for Rubin Kazan in Russia in the 2008-2009 season, said that he was no longer in contact and did not answer the phone when representatives of the Russian Federation called.

He stated that he no longer has a desire to communicate with people from the Russian Federation, even if this or that person has done nothing wrong.

Sergey Rebrov – about Anatoly Timoshchuk

According to him, after the start of a large-scale war in Ukraine, Zenit St. He has nothing to say to Anatoly Timoshchuk, who continues to work in St. Petersburg.

“There is no desire to talk to such people. Now the war is going on, so everyone has to decide where they are – in Ukraine or there, with the Russians? You can’t be in the middle: “I’m neutral,” said the coach of the Ukrainian national team. “I’m out of politics. “He decided it was there. This is his life, I don’t even remember it,” he said.

“I understand that this was once a big name in football, but that name is no longer there,” the coach said.

The national team coach expressed his opinion on the heated discussions about the return of Russian teams to international tournaments.

Rebrov recalled an incident in the early days of the full-scale occupation when Russian gymnast Ivan Kulyak stood on a podium with a Z symbol attached at the awards ceremony.

“I would like to remind you. I remember that in the early days of the war, when Russian athletes were still in major competitions, some of them were caught on camera, sometimes on the podium, and appeared with a Z swastika. Now it may be so.” the same,” Rebrov said. – It doesn’t matter what age: a war is going on – I think it’s a decision [о допуске российских юношеских команд к соревнованиям] “It is very incomprehensible both to us and to the whole of Europe.”

“The Russians were causing trouble”

Rebrov noted that the football rivalry between Ukrainian and Russian teams has always been fundamental.

“I remember that excitement, I remember the match we played, I remember when Andrey Shevchenko scored the goal at the end, it was mostly the Russians who created that excitement. When we played in Ukraine, in Kiev [первый матч отбора к Евро-2000]Everyone was waiting, but somehow the Ukrainians had a different attitude towards it. We respected them, but yes, we tried to win because we believed Ukraine was stronger,” Rebrov said.

According to him, this is a historical confrontation, but no one understood that it could go to this stage, to the level of war.

UPL – “a truly interesting championship”

The national team coach also said that the domestic football championship was interesting to watch despite all the criticism.

“If the championship is weak, why are they playing so successfully in Europe? Why is Shakhtar winning the Champions League, why is Zorya winning the Conference League? I believe that we are a strong nation. Yes, there is a very strong team now. The exit of foreign players from the “Ukrainian” championship “But this is a great opportunity for Ukrainian players who can express themselves. I think we are having an interesting championship, I follow it because I am the coach of the national team. It is really interesting,” he said.

Let us remind you that the Italian team, which is considered Ukraine’s toughest opponent, beat the Blue and Yellows convincingly in the previous qualifying match.

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