On Friday evening, the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws published information that the Ukrainian striker of the Belgian Brugge Roman Yaremchuk will not play with Ostend not because of an injury. The health of the Ukrainian is all right, and the problem is that Yaremchuk is unhappy with the amount of playing time he gets at Club Brugge.
Roman YaremchukThe Ukrainian could not win the competition with Ferran Yutgla, so he either leaves the bench or does not appear on the field at all, as was the case with Porto in the Champions League. And since Yaremchuk left Benfica precisely because he could not become a base player, one can imagine his disappointment. According to local insiders, this resulted in a conflict between the player and the coach, due to which Yaremchuk did not even get into the application for the next game.
Another problem can be considered the attitude of the fans. The purchase of Yaremchuk from Benfica was a record transfer for Club Brugge, but the Ukrainian has already disappointed fans who were already skeptical about such a transition. Polls on the largest Belgian websites can be considered indicative in this regard. For example, Voetbalnieuws asked readers whether Yaremchuk should be punished if he really showed dissatisfaction in training, 76% of respondents were in favor of punishment...
And the Voetbal24 edition asks if Yaremchuk will eventually be able to play in Brugge, and here, too, the majority does not believe in the Ukrainian: 37% of respondents answered “yes”, 63% - “no”.
Played against Yaremchuk and his reputation as a scandalous player in Gent. Everyone remembers how he was dissatisfied with the actions of the coach, so they readily believe that Roman could afford such statements in Club Brugge. Especially considering that he is nominally considered one of the main stars of the club.
Venom: The Golden Boy decided that in Brugge everyone should kiss his feet and be grateful that he moved to our club? So I will reveal a secret to him - he should say thank you every day for believing in him and giving him a chance to play in the best Belgian club. And if something doesn’t work out for him, then you need to work more on yourself.
Canard: When Karl Hoefkens did not let Yaremchuk out as a substitute in the match with Porto, and we were losing 0:4, I already suspected then that they had a very difficult relationship. Any coach is not his own enemy and will not keep a player on the bench who can come out and strengthen the attack.
Wekke2000: They invited a rat to the team. He ruined everything in Gent, in Benfica he was also dissatisfied with everything, and now he has come to Brugge to destroy the team from the inside. With such a character, he needs to finish with football. Let him sit in front of the TV and be indignant.
Raymond: Let's not rush to scold Yaremchuk. The information is unpleasant, but so far it has not been officially confirmed. I agree that Yaremchuk's reputation plays against him, but I don't want to believe that Roman is already so quickly starting to quarrel and swear with the coach. Even for him, it's too much.
Goethals: I immediately said after the transition that the purchase of Yaremchuk was a big mistake. If he did not play in Benfica, where there was less competition in the attack, and Yaremchuk could not force out the youth team player from the base, then why should he have succeeded in Brugge. Buying it, especially for such an amount, was a huge mistake.
wijlen: Why did Yaremchuk decide that someone owes him something?! You get a lot of money just for exercising every day. Playing in the first team is a privilege that must be earned. Yaremchuk looks very weak in Brugge and deservedly sits on the bench. Why the hell did he decide that he could start a riot and argue with the coach? He has only been in our club for a couple of months, and he is already dissatisfied with everything. What will happen next?!
Eldonte: The peak of Yaremchuk's career was in Benfica. Or even in Gent, because in Portugal he could not prove himself, so he was quickly sold. I think that next summer Yaremchuk will be sold to the Ukrainian club Shakhtar or Dynamo, but he won’t be able to prove himself there either. You can consider this my prediction regarding Yaremchuk's career.
Meut: Yaremchuk just thought that if he was bought for 16 million euros, then he can now put himself in the main squad and determine tactics for the game. But he forgot that he no longer plays for Gent. In Brugge, even not such "stars" were expelled from the team for such behavior.
Goror: It's not funny anymore. Club Brugge saved Yaremchuk's career and gave him such an incredible chance to prove himself in the best Belgian club. And what in return? This guy decided that everyone should listen to his demands? Someone in the team should explain to Yaremchuk that at the moment he is nobody for Brugge, just an ordinary reservist.
RD: Until Yaremchuk starts thinking with his head, nothing good will happen in his football career. He has all the data to play in the top clubs in Europe, he would score 25-30 goals per season, but this guy seems to be emotionally unstable. Therefore, after a successful period, he has serious failures.
YoniA: It was just a bad buy. It's time to admit it and come to terms with it. He can sometimes come on as a substitute and rarely score goals, but this is not a player of the Brugge level. And even more so, it did not cost 16 million euros. No one could understand why we paid such a sum for a Benfica substitute.
Mezzox: When your team has Ferran Yutgla and Roman Yaremchuk, the choice is obvious. The Spaniard is more persistent, sharper and uses his moments better. If I were a coach, and I had to choose which of them to put in the main team, then I would not even have any doubts - only Yutgla should play consistently.
Oisin: Are you writing off Yaremchuk too early? I think that now he will have a little rest from football, then there will be a pause for the World Cup, and during this time Yaremchuk will have to realize his mistake, apologize to the team and the coach, and then he will get a second chance. The season is long, there are a lot of matches to play, so we cannot simply forget about such a player.
Geert: I have never been a fan of Yaremchuk's playing talent, even when he played for Gent. I said two or three years ago that this is a player of one club. He won't be able to play anywhere else. The transition to Benfica was some kind of incredible coincidence. But life has shown that the Portuguese were wrong. It is a pity that we decided to repeat their mistake.
Heiden: Yaremchuk will still be useful to the team. Look at some of our players who came in last summer and were sent on loan or on loan. And this season it is already difficult to imagine the main team of Brugge without them. Yes, Yaremchuk has been in Belgium for a long time and should have adapted faster, but do not forget that there is a war in his country, and this also affects the psyche.
Joris: The fact that the coach made such a tough decision is a strong act. Not everyone can put a 16 million player in their place. Hoofkens did it. But he must also understand that if Brugge does not win against Ostend, then the coach will have to accept criticism and be responsible for his decisions.
Berne: It has long been clear that Yaremchuk has not been injured even once this season. All this happens to Mata, who allegedly constantly gets injured just before matches, and trains the very next day after the game. How can you get injured if you don't play? It's just that Yaremchuk is always dissatisfied with something. I even think he thinks he's too good for our team.
Swakke: Not very surprising, is it? It took only a couple of months to understand that Yaremchuk had not changed. People rarely change at this age. And football players are completely overly capricious. Everyone has heard about Yaremchuk's character and his problems with coaches. Why did Club Brugge decide that Roman suddenly changed for the better and would work hard in training to get a chance to get into the first team?
Verseene: Yaremchuk has a weak implementation of chances, but still he must play more often. Why couldn't he have been released as a substitute in the match against Porto? It seems to me that Karl Hoefkens is taking revenge on Yaremchuk for something. Perhaps our coach would like to see another player in the team in place of the Ukrainian. Or they didn’t consult with him before buying. But the coach must be above all this. Just let Yaremchuk play, and he will justify the trust. We definitely don't need scandals now.
Deurne: If this is all true, then Yaremchuk needs to be kicked out of the club. The guy did not have time to join the team, as he already tells the coach who needs to be released in the main team. It doesn't fit anywhere. We already have a bad experience with problem players. While they are in the club, they will destroy the atmosphere in the dressing room. We need to sell Yaremchuk as soon as possible or lease him out. But he should no longer play for Brugge.
