Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Oleksandr Zubkov spoke about how he came to the decision to leave his former club, the Hungarian Ferencváros.
Alexander Zubkov. Photo — shakhtar.com“The first days of the war were very difficult. During training, I seemed to be absent from the field. I couldn't concentrate on football because of what was happening in my country. Training was hard for me, I lacked concentration. Coaches say to do one thing on the field - I do something completely different.
It was decided that I should perhaps stay at home for a while. It was hard to imagine how long it would take to deal with the whole situation, to pull myself together. In fact, I stayed in the apartment for about two weeks. All I did was sit and listen to the news. It was also unbearable, so I returned to training.
The decision to leave Ferencváros? It was accepted quickly. I was sure that I wanted to leave the club after the end of the season. Hungarians are not Poles. They are not even British or Americans - nations that want to help Ukrainians. I felt strange in Budapest. To be honest, I often had to listen to insulting statements about Ukraine. It was frustrating and I don't understand where it came from. Such situations only strengthened my conviction and confidence that I would change the club as soon as the season ended, ”Sport.tvp.pl quoted Zubkov as saying.
