On Saturday, February 4, the match of the 22nd round of the English Football Championship between Everton and Arsenal took place. The game ended with a sensational victory for the "toffees" with a score of 1:0.
Vitaly Mikolenko and Bukayo Saka. Photo: gettyimages.comUkrainian football players played as left back in both teams. Vitaliy Mykolenko left at the start of Everton, and Oleksandr Zinchenko - at the start of Arsenal. Vitaliy and Oleksandr spent all 90 minutes on the field and managed to earn one yellow card each.
After the fight, the statistical portals SofaScore and WhoScored rated Vitaliy. The Ukrainian received 6.6 points according to SofaScore and 6.7 points to WhoScored. During the match, Vitaliy, in addition to the earned yellow card, won 4 out of 12 duels, lost the ball 13 times, scored 3 falls and had only 61% pass accuracy.
This fight was the first for Everton under the guidance of new coach Sean Dyche. After the game, the Toffee fans were satisfied with both Dyche's debut and Mikolenko's performance:
Chill Guy The Sports Guy: "I have a feeling that Mikolenko will thrive under Dyche."
ALL TOGETHER NOW!: "If Sean Dyche 'unlocks' the new McNeal and Mikolenko, you can give him a lifetime contract."
Nick: "Dyche wants his full-backs to defend. Mikolenko will do well in this team."
Ell Bretland: “I think Mikolenko will thrive with Sean Dyche. He was a really solid and reliable player for the whole year before he started having a little trouble last month. I think he was excellent again today. You can really rely on him in defense."
Alfie: "I hated Mikolenko a lot, but 1 on 1 against the top winger (Saka - ed.) he was good."
FergalEFC: “Mykolenko was at his best today. Dyche asks him to do what he's good at, not what he's not good at."
Jordan: "The best performances by Mikolenko and McNeil since we signed them."
Petey: "Mikolenko kept Sak in his pocket."
G_mbl_9: “I can’t believe that even Mikolenko was good today. What the hell did Deitch do?"
BandSpectra: "I think anyone who can close Saka deserves a mention. Mikolenko was great today.”
