"When someone was carrying humanitarian aid for the sake of pictures, Vernidub was carrying boxes of shells in the line of fire,

The vice president of Kryvyi Rih Kryvbas Artem Gagarin supported the head coach Yuriy Vernidub in connection with the fact that he received a red card for his remarks to the head referee of the match against Minay (0-1) in the 21st round of the Ukrainian championship.

"This is a post of support for the head coach, a professional, a patriot and a man with a capital letter - Yurii Vernidub.

Some clever people are now saying: "Why is he bringing the war back? So let me answer these "heroes" of the invisible front: he has every right! He knows what he is talking about and looks at everything that is happening now through the events he has personally experienced. For him, as for many Ukrainians, February 24, 2022 this world has changed, but unfortunately, not for everyone...

When some took their families abroad, they came back to their family in Ukraine with a valid contract with a foreign club and a bunch of other offers.

When some in the west rented a house closer to the border, he put on a uniform and went to defend our borders in the southeast.

When some people were carrying humanitarian aid from a truck for the sake of pictures, he was carrying boxes of shells on the line of fire near Kryvyi Rih.

When some traveled from "Uzhgorod to Kiev" in SV cars eating black caviar, he ate dry rations and moved from one place to another to avoid being hit by artillery.

When someone lost his own fortune and political clout, he lost friends and fellow fighters.

When someone continued to lead the processes in Zoom from abroad, he began to train the team in Krivoy Rog, 50 kilometers from the front line.

When some people under the guise of slogans kept dividing the community, he, being on the front line, united a lot of people around him and together they helped the AFU. And, by the way, he continues to do so now.

All of the above is a collective image of some people. Not all of them, but many of those who "sat in ambush" and now continue to live by the old rules and concepts and pretend that nothing is going on!

Yes, sometimes Yuri Nikolayevich is very emotional, but after everything he's been through, I understand him. He, like many returnees from the war, has an inflated sense of justice. The slightest trifle can "turn on" such people. That's what happened this time... though it wasn't just this game that was the problem. It was systematic. For Kryvbas it is a recent phenomenon, but for Ukrainian soccer this cancer has existed for decades. When should it be cut out if not now? Now is the unique moment to do it for the FIRST time and break the system. Unfortunately, not everyone understands this. Some are still flying in the clouds and are in the fifth heaven from happiness," Gagarin wrote on his Facebook page.