Renowned journalist Serhiy Tyshchenko talks about the ugly story involving Yukhym Konoplya and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Yukhym Konoplya (photo: shakhtar.com)"Shakhtar's defender Yukhym Konoplya told Ruslan Rotan, the acting coach of the Ukrainian national team, that he would not be joining the national team because of his injury. Konoplya is not ready to play for the national team and wants to take two weeks to recover, as he is playing on injections and has a long-standing problem. After that, he was included in Shakhtar's application for the match against Rukh and played the second half.
Of course, this is all an outright lie. Only a month has passed since the winter break. This is the time when everyone tries to solve their health problems. During the month of the second part of the season, Yukhym could not have acquired anything chronic.
By his action, Konoplya shows that he is not very interested in the national team. He has a real chance of getting a starting spot, as only Dynamo's Oleksandr Karavayev is among the competitors. Dynamo's club affairs are not going well right now. "Shakhtar, on the other hand, played in the last 16 of the Europa League and is confidently leading the UPL. It is far from certain that Rotan would have chosen Kara.
By doing so, Konoplya also damaged the reputation of the club, which switched to pro-Ukrainian rhetoric after the war began. It appears that the club's player does not want to play for the Ukrainian national team. Add to this the story of Tairov, his Russian agents and a possible match against Russia. Jovi's conflict with the vice president of Kryvbas. The result of the match at De Kuip. This is no way to build a new reputation and win fans.
Against the backdrop of the war, Konoplya's position looks terrible. Some are fighting for the country in the trenches, while others don't want to play football for it. But they want to enjoy all the benefits of athletes and travel freely abroad.
I thought a lot about why Yukhym took this position. He is a world champion with Petrakov's team. I have never noticed any separatist views behind him. In the last selection, he played for the Ukrainian youth national team under Rotan. Ruslan Petrakov does not look like a person who would go to any conflicts. When there is no honest answer, dozens of assumptions arise, which is not good for the reputation of the national team, club and player," Serhiy wrote on Facebook.
