The well-known Ukrainian coach Oleg Fedorchuk told what he thinks about the situation that has developed in the English Everton and the prospects for the Ukrainian defender of the team Vitaliy Mykolenko in connection with this. Recall that Liverpool are in distress in the current championship of England, occupying the penultimate place in the standings, and Everton head coach Frank Lampard was recently dismissed from his post.
Oleg Fedorchuk- Why did Lampard's Everton fail and is Mikolenko to blame?
- In recent games, the team looked weakly functional, and the low level of team discipline was especially striking. Lampard had similar problems at Chelsea. My opinion is that he is not yet ready for this level of tasks.
- Why has Mikolenko been grossly mistaken lately?
- When the team does not get a general game, and there is also pressure on the result, the defense suffers first. Much of what Mikolenko experienced this season is precisely the reason for the general weakness of the team and problems in organizing the game as a whole. When everyone makes mistakes one by one - from the attack to their goal, the defenders are the last frontier in front of the goalkeeper, and all the bumps fall on them.
Lampard tried to experiment something there, Mikolenko also changed his functionality a little in the last rounds, but this is how to finish homework five minutes before the control quarter. Late: it should have been played in the preseason.
- What kind of coach is needed to replace Lampard?
- My opinion is that Bielsa is more suitable for getting out of the crisis not only for Mikolenko, but for the whole team. Everton need both an experienced and creative coach. Everton's selection of players is uneven, there were unpleasant losses that are still not compensated. Bielsa, in similar cases at his former clubs, was capable of extraordinary decisions, but any young coaches who come after Lampard may not be able to do such a task.
— What future awaits Mikolenko?
- If it does not dramatically improve reliability, they may lease it.
- Has Mikolenko already proved his level in the Premier League?
- A common problem for our defense players is a weak one-on-one game and an uncertain game in martial arts. But Mikolenko proved that he was learning. This cannot fail to impress. This team has much more guilty, so to speak, players. Vitaliy, however, withstood the level of the Premier League and can still progress.
Any coaches usually rely on such players. Another question, more important, is what tactical scheme the new Everton coach will use. In this regard, Vitaly also has advantages, since he managed to play both in the classical scheme and in the game of three centerbacks.
- Will the new coach have reasons to replace Mikolenko?
- In the leading championships, they take statistical indicators very seriously, while Mikolenko's are below average, and especially in the game in his own penalty area. He will have to change a lot in this regard.
Andrey Shevchenko
