elexander Khatskevich, the head coach of Dynamo Kyiv, told what he thinks about the potential and strong qualities of the defender/midfielder of London Arsenal and the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Alexander KhatkevichWhy did Guardiola and now Arteta put Zinchenko at the left-back position, and in the national team with all coaches he plays central midfielder?
- Each coach sees in his own way how best to use a player. When Arsenal switch from defence to attack, Zinchenko shifts to the defensive midfield, he has the skills to play in this zone. Arteta uses his best qualities - intelligence and technical equipment.
The scheme and requirements in the Ukraine national team are different from Arsenal. Maybe for Shevchenko and Petrakov's soccer, Mikolenko looks preferable at the left-back position, who has more skills to play in the defense. Zinchenko, in turn, is a very creative footballer, but at the left-back position lately he has greatly improved positional play and one-on-one.
Perhaps Shevchenko and Petrakov have seen that Zinchenko will be more useful in the central zone for the national team.
- Vitaliy Mikolenko has fallen out of Everton's starting lineup in recent games, before that he was treated for a cold. Maybe Ruslan Rotanu should try Zinchenko at the left back position in the match against England?
- At the moment, Zinchenko's main position is the left-back. Mykolenko in the last two Everton games has already received the practice of playing, though not for the full 90 minutes. So here it will be up to Rotan, and in the future Rebrov.
Wherever they use Zinchenko, with his intelligence and tone he will be useful in any position in the team. He has no problem playing both in the defensive zone and at left back.
- At what position does Zinchenko look better: on the left in defense (Arsenal) or as a central midfielder (Ukraine national team)?
- Of course, now he has more skills to play in defense, as he acts in Arsenal with his shift to the center. However, if Arsenal plays with control of the ball, then against England, the Ukrainian national team needs a defender with a more defensive plan. Therefore, I think against the English, Zinchenko with his composure will be useful in the middle of the field to hold the ball.
- Zinchenko scored only one goal in five years in the APL, gave not many assists, but the Canaries fans twice recognized him as the player of the month, the English press and players praise him, calling him a top. What is the phenomenon of Zinchenko?
- Firstly, Zinchenko has a minimum number of faults. Secondly, he gives a lot of forechecking and penetrating passes in the sharp areas. In addition, we can see that he is charged in every game to win. You can see that he is a leader in the locker room and on the field. He never gives up, always plays to the end and encourages his partners to believe in victory until the last second.
- Do you consider Zinchenko a top player? Is he the best left defender in the world?
- Let's not hang clichés now. To be one of the best defenders, you should spend at a high level not half a season, but several years. Today Zinchenko looks great.
Andriy Piskun
