Former Metalist forward Ruslan Fomin revealed some details of his relationship with his teammate. We are talking about Alexander Rykun.
“I lived for two years with Alexander Valeryevich in the same room. He always told me: “Kid, don’t look at me, even if I’m with my back. You just run, and I will give." So it was. I remember playing at home with Kryvbas. And he takes the ball with his back to the other goal and gives a pass between the central defender and the defender, and I run from the left flank and score. Despite him, I already subconsciously understood that he would pass. Therefore, I think that Alexander Valeryevich Rykun is the strongest Ukrainian footballer.
It's not true that Rykun could afford to drink before the match. Before the match, he never drank. There was carte blanche. Three days before the game, he had a routine, and after the match he was given two days to recover, one might say, Fomin said.